Styrax japonicus 5 seeds "Japanese snowbell"
BEing Plants
Munster
KZN
South Africa
078 1961510
Japanese snowbell is a compact, deciduous flowering tree with horizontal branching and a rounded crown. It typically grows to 20-30’ tall and as wide, but infrequently can reach up to 50’ tall. It is noted for its extremely beautiful pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4†diameter) that bloom in May-June. Drooping flower clusters are easily visible because of the upward posture of the foliage. Leaves angle upward from branches while flowers hang down, giving effect of parallel green and white tiers. Flowers give way to greenish-brown, olive-shaped drupes that often persist into late autumn. Gray bark fissures on older branches to reveal orange inner bark which can be attractive in winter. Elliptic-ovate, glossy, medium to deep green leaves (to 3†long). Fall color is usually insignificant; however leaves may sometimes turn yellow to red. This tree is in the same family as and closely related to Halesia (silverbell).
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