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Styrax obassia
Fragrant Snowbell
Origin: Native to Japan.
| Family |
| Styracaceae |
| Genus |
| Styrax |
| Species |
| obassia |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 8 m - 12 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m - 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Shrub borders, woodland gardens and lawn specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained, acidic, organically rich soils. Flower buds and foliage is susceptible to late winter/early spring frost. |
| Shape |
| Small, slender, upright and rounded. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Ascending branches. The bark exfoliates on the trunks of older trees. |
| Leaf Description |
| Large, oval-rounded leaves that are 20 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Bell-shapped, fragrant flowers. Showy stamens that aooear in pendulous, terminal racemes about 20 cm long and appear in May-June. Flowers give way to drupes. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white. The stamens is yellow. The bark is grey and as it matures reveals an orange inner layer. |
| Texture Description |
| The leaves appear velvety. The bark is smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
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