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Styrax japonica
Japanese Snowbell
Origin: Native to China, Japan, and Korea.
| Family |
| Styracaceae |
| Genus |
| Styrax |
| Species |
| japonica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 9b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-20) - (-5) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-4) - (23) |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A small branching tree with an open crown. |
| Landscape |
| Use as a specimen shrub or in a mixed border with lower shrubs. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to light shade in organic, moist, well-drained soils in an area protected from wind. |
| Shape |
| Upright and pyramidal with horizontal side branches. |
| Pests |
| No serious insect or disease problems. |
| Habitat |
| Thickets and thin woods in mountains and hills throughout Japan. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green leaves about 5 cm long turning yellow before dropping in the autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers each to 2 cm in diameter. |
| Propagation |
| By semi-hardwood cuttings, and layering in autumn. |
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