Styrax americanus
American snowbell
Styracaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
6-10 (12) ft tall by 6-10 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Life span likely >50 yrs (Nelson 2003).
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Understory tree. Specimen plant in moist areas.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies, Birds, Mammals
Attracts pollinators.
Attracts butterflies.
Host plant for promethea moth ( Callosamia promethea ).
Birds and other animals eat the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Understory of floodplain and wet forests, swamps, shoreline thickets, cypress-gum depressions. Most frequently where annually inundated or where water stands at or above the soil surface for extended periods.
