Styrax Japonica / Japanese Snowbell Genus - Styrax Species - Japonica Common name - Japanese Snowbell Pre-Treatment - Required Hardiness zones - 5 - 8 Height / spread - 20'-30' / 6 - 9 m / 18'-30' / 5.50 - 9 m Plant type - Tree Vegetation type - Deciduous Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade Growth rate - Medium Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral Soil type - Clay, loam Water requirements - Average Landscape uses - Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier Leaf / Flower color - Green / -- Plant growth rate - Medium A soft, graceful presence in the garden, this small hardy deciduous tree from eastern Asia produces a blizzard of dangling white blossoms in late spring and early summer. The lavish display makes the spreading, tiered, leafy branches look like their undersides are plastered with snow. Its picturesque habit, lush foliage, smooth gray bark, and slightly fluted and contorted branches give it ample year-round interest. Borne by the thousand, the white, five-petaled, cup-shaped blossoms are ever so slightly perfumed. Attractive pearl-sized whitish green fruits follow the flowers. The lustrous dark green leaves have paler undersides and a pointed, sometimes curled tip. The foliage turns bronzy-yellow in late fall, if not first nipped by heavy frost. Plant Japanese snowbell in full sun or partial shade in a moist, acidic, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter. Not fond of excessive summer heat or drought, it prefers some shade in hot climates. It makes a lovely specimen tree in the lawn or mixed border, and is particularly stunning planted as a clustered grove, allowing you to walk under the flowering branches. To eliminate self-sown seedlings, use a thick, coarse mulch or underplant with dense shrubs or groundcovers Information source: www.Learn2Grow.com Extra seeds The seeds are hand-selected. You will never receive fewer seeds than stated. We include extra seeds always as possible ! Packing The seeds are securely packed in plastic labeled bags. You will get every seed with printed germination instruction included. The online extended PDF version will be accesible as well. You will receive: Seeds packed in plastic labeled bags Printed germination instructions Shipping We will ship from FLORIDA, UNITED STATES on the same or next business day after payment cleared by USPS First Class Mail with the printed the propagation and germination instructions. But you should check additional Internet resources for proper germination methods. Delivery time depends on your location (we always ship on the same or next business day after cleared payment): US buyers - 2-5 days non-US buyers - 7-30 days. Discounts Powered by HobbySeeds