| Specific Name: Styrax obassia |
| Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 |
| Growth_Rate: Moderate |
| Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; moist well drained soil |
| Texture: Medium |
| Form: Pyramidal to oval in youth; more open and rounded with age; ascending branches |
| Height: 20 to 30 |
| Weight: 15 to 25' |
| Leaf: 3 to 8" alternate, simple leaves; nonshowy fall color |
| Flower/Fruit: Fragrant, white flowers on 4 to 8" drooping racemes in late spring; .75" dry fruit |
| Comments: Smooth gray bark with numerous twists and turns |
| Habit: Deciduous |
| Cultivars: -- |