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Urban Tree Key / Leaves simple / Leaves alternate / Leaves smooth / Not Bottlebrush or Acacia / >3/4″ wide / No Latex / Not lemon-scented /
Without Dots / Tip rounded / Not heart-shaped / Not hairy / Not Rust colored / Smooth / Hairless / No Swelling

Leaves with three main veins or one main vein?

Leaves with three main veins

Veins lead to two glands;
Leaf smells like camphor when crushed
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

Leaves with one main vein

Doesn’t smell of camphor when crushed

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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

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