School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Styrax japonicus |
Pronunciation: | STYE-racks juh-PON-ih-kus |
Common Name: | Japanese snowbell, Japanese snowcone |
Family Name: | Styracaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Leaves dark green, shiny; flowers pale pink, pendulous with pink pedicel; fruit like hanging balls to 1 cm wide. Winter ID: fruit may persist as shrivelled white shell with light brown centre or on ground; buds appressed and superposed, tan (4mm). |
Course(s): | HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed, Greenwood cuttings |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant |
Location(s): (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cv. Pink Chimes (ONW) Overpass North side West (TFL) Turf Field Lab : cv. Snowcone (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Snowcone Location Map |