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Leaves are simple, alternate, decisuous, obovate, green, pubescent on the underside, and with an entire margin.  Young twigs are purple-gray with corky lenticels and fragrant when cut. Bark is gray-brown and scaly.  Flowers are greenish-yellow. Fruit is a compact drupe on a feathery, hairy stalk that looks smoky. Smoketree is a small tree found on upland sites in northeast Alabama.  The wood is durable and used for fence posts.  This tree is planted as an ornamental for the attractive fruit. 

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