Specific Name: Oxydendrum arboreum |
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 |
Growth_Rate: Slow |
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; well drained soil but does well in dry soil |
Texture: Medium |
Form: Pyramidal; slender trunk; drooping branches; narrow crown |
Height: 20 to 30 |
Weight: 10 to 15' |
Leaf: 3 to 8" alternate, simple leaves; variable fall color - yellow, red, purple |
Flower/Fruit: Fragrant, lily-of the valley like flowers in summer; greenish yellow seed pods that last into fall |
Comments: Excellent native tree; difficulty to transplant; shallow root system; flowers attract bees and butterflies; seeds for bird |
Habit: Deciduous |
Cultivars: -- |