Horsesugar

Simplocos tinctoria Horsesugar or Sweetleaf a native evergreen-ish understory tree/shrub is covered with it's showy flowers in the little wood. It has become a small tree in many places & suckers all around.

This native has many attributes.The common names refer to the sweet taste of it's foliage attracting all sorts of browsing animals.
The many stamened flowers are attractive to nectar sippers & it is larval host to the King's hairstreak butterfly
Tinctoria in it's Latin name refers to the yellow dye that can be produced from it's bark & leaves