Scientific Name
Styrax japonicus
Common Name
Japanese snowbell

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; tolerates moist, well-drained soil but tolerates clay
Height: Varies with cultivar
Width: --
Texture: Medium to fine
Form: Rounded to broad crown; horizontal, spreading branches
Flower/Fruit: Cluster of large, white pendulous flowers with yellow stamens in May-June; mildly fragrant; modest 0.5" gray fruit in fall
Foliage: 1 to 3.5" alternate, simple leaves; modest yellowish to reddish fall color
Comments: Can be grown as a small tree
Cultivars: --
   



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