#89
Accession Number: 0089-0000
Common Name: Japanese Snowbell
Latin Name: Styrax japonicus
Family: Styracaceae (Storax Family)
Native Range: China, Japan, Korea
Height: 20–30 feet
Spread: 20–30 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: White
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a flowering tree
Description: The Japanese Snowbell is a beautiful, compact, flowering tree. Most appreciated for its hanging clusters of delicate, bell-shaped, waxy white flowers in May-June. Flowers produce green, olive-shaped fruits that often persist into late autumn. The gray bark forms fissures on older branches, revealing orange inner bark. The fall color is usually unremarkable, but sometimes shows yellowish or red. No serious insect or disease problems.
