Scientific Name:
Halesia carolina
Pronunciation:
huh-LEE-zee-uh kair-oh-LY-nuh
Common Name:
Carolina silverbell
Family Name:
Styracaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most elliptic, 8-20cm long x 4-7cm wide, petioles 1-2cm long, margins finely toothed; flowers pendulous, bell-shaped white petals (pink cvs.), about 2cm long, Apr-May. Winter ID: fruit persistent, 4-angled, winged, brown; true terminal bud absent; superposed, slightly stalked, scaled.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Irregular, Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
(Southeastern United States)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Considered by most to be synonymous with H. tetraptera (similar range but appears to grow larger). Cultivars shown may include H. 'Arnold Pink'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (rarely tinged pink and there are pink cultivars)
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Additional Info:
flowers emerge with the leaves in BC
Fruit Type:
Drupe, Samara
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Persistent, 4-winged dry fruit (samara-like but with a hard endocarp) that take many months to ripen and turn brown
Bark Morphology:
Moderately fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Dark brown
Additional Info:
Bark develop scaly plates and vertical ridges as it matures
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Heart shaped
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North