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Biggest Ylang Ylang Tree I have ever seen

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By bubba
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Walked past it for years in a small via in PB:B4D6A758-4E9E-4AA4-8731-B22040B386D2.thumb.jpeg.453d63e93e0ef49c3a830faa8d23bbf0.jpeg

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Another view:E20A0F86-2DAA-4E60-BB5F-D60FF5B454C9.thumb.jpeg.511a4b628620107a41cb2c5e06d60dbe.jpeg

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Doesn't look like an Ylang Ylang to me.  Different trunk and leaf distribution. It looks like the invasive Acacia tree.

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That's no Ylang-ylang!

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You all are probably correct! That stated, it is something and I seriously doubt it to be a valueless invasive. Even if it is, it is maintained meticulously and quite old. I will do my best to get better pictures together with expert opinions regarding what it is. 
 

Also consider that many “invasive” species in SoFl would be considered prized hero specimens in other regions that are part of this forum. I take pictures and sometimes guess. Others wait for pictures so that they can render opinions or look at pictures without comment. Interesting paradigm…
 

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Get some clear photos of the foliage.  Crush a few please and describe the scent. 

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Tampa, Florida

Zone - 10a

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Alan asked so:

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Leaves crushed. It is a Ylang Ylang. Check it out yourself. Take a left into the first Via on Worth just before Pulitzer, take a right through the restaurant and you cannot miss it:CEF871DF-2631-4E8D-9F60-BC4293DE444B.thumb.jpeg.b886f803e5c53611234fdf095fcaf535.jpeg

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I am turning this specimen into Mark Torzok, the same guy I turned in the Florida Champion Ceiba pentandra to so many years ago. It has been cut back, cut back, cut back but my guess is that it dates back to the 1920’s, when the Via’s off Worth were built. If not the biggest, the oldest.

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I guess I am wrong but I take pictures and post! Thank you for the clarification.

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This is a Ylang Ylang at Mounts. 4B5E3E15-49EA-4E61-A5FB-02F868913DE6.thumb.jpeg.0fbc5879bbd40f2ca6a2d7b345fb60a8.jpegI should have known better!

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