| 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: -- |