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Wild Peach, Carolina Cherry-laurel, Carolina Cherry

Try this: take a couple of leaves and crush them between your finger tips. Now smell. Does the aroma resemble that of Maraschino cherries? That's because the leaves of cherry laurel contain prussic acid which, by the way, has been shown to be injurious to livestock. However, a number of birds feed on the seeds. Also, the tree is widely cultivated as a ornamental and can be trained into hedges.

Quick ID:

Evergreen tree attaining a height of 40 feet. Leaves persistent, simple, alternate, dark green, shiny, and leathery. Leaf margin may be entire or toothed with a few remote spines.

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