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 drupe-like capsules, usually single seeded, like hanging balls, 7-10mm wide x 10-15mm long. Winter ID: fruit may persist as shriveled grey shell with just the brown centre or on ground; buds appressed and superposed, tan (4mm).
Habit:
Open, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fragrance, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Oblong
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (Only Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ has pink flowers.)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible,
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Oblong
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cv. Pink Chimes
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Snowcone