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Styrax hemsleyanus
hemley snowball
Origin: Native to china.
| Family |
| Styracaceae |
| Genus |
| Styrax |
| Species |
| hemsleyanus |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-15) - (-10) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A medium sized deciduous tree with rounded leaves growing to 13cm in length. The white, bell-shaped flowers bloom in early summer. |
| Landscape |
| Flower borders, city gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| grow in moist, humus-rich, fertile soils but shelter from cold drying winds. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Notable Specimens |
| Lanhydrock Gardens, England, Cornwall. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate from seed sown at 15°C reducing the temperature to 0 to 5°C after 3 months. Propagate by softwood cuttings. |
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