Lemonwood

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Lemony, fruity-herbal crushed leaf

Scent Profile

Lemonwood smells of crushed lemony leaves, bright and citrus-like but not quite lemon peel. Behind the lemon is a soft fruity note with a herbal, slightly piney freshness. A faint fatty, floral trace sits underneath. Despite its name, nobody describes it as smelling of wood.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeTop · ~2h lasting

Family Fresh & Citrus

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can build Lemonwood from materials such as:

Octyl acetate waxy · mushroom · jasmine

Smell words come from published sources.

A given perfume with this note may use some of these, or something else.

Origin

Lemonwood is tarata, Pittosporum eugenioides, a tree native to New Zealand. Its leaves smell strongly of lemon when crushed. A 2004 study of the leaf oil found it mostly octyl acetate, with terpinen-4-ol and decanol, which is unusual for its genus.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers print it as a top note with a New Zealand link. Curionoir's Kihikihi lists 'tarata (lemonwood)' with pepper, incense wood and lavandin. Retailer copy for a Korres scent pairs 'Lemonwood from New Zealand' with black pepper and cashmere.