Description
A beautiful tree native to the United States,
Halesia carolina has clusters of three to five, pendulous, white flowers with a golden centre and delicate scent in late spring, borne on branches of one year old wood. The leaves are dark green turning golden yellow in a good, crisp autumn before falling. A fantastic, branching flowering garden tree!
Features
- Common name: Snowdrop Tree or Silver-Bell Tree.
- Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
- Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy.
- Flowering Period: May.
- Rate of Growth: Moderate.
- Habit: Small branching tree with a spreading habit once established.
- Height: 8 m (26 ft).
- Spread: 10 m (32 ft).
- Notes: This plant is also known as Halesia tetraptera.
- Size: 40 - 60 cm tall in 3L containers