Oxydendrum arboreum
sourwood
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
25-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Red fall color.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Fall Color
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen tree. Red to yellow in the fall.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Attracts bees and other pollinators.
Native Habitats:
Steep stream banks and ridges, hammocks, bluffs.
