Scientific Name:
Styrax obassia
Pronunciation:
STYE-racks ub-ASS-ee-uh
Common Name:
fragrant styrax
Family Name:
Styracaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, velvety undersides, entire or apex may be toothed, most about 12-18cm long; raceme up to 15cm long, most with 10-20 pendulous florets, white, fragrant, 2-3cm wide; drupe-like capsules ~2cm long x 1.5cm wide, usually single seeded, like hanging balls. Winter ID: buds fuzzy, appear split in two with one 2-3 times larger; tan coloured exfoliating bark, fallen fruit..
Habit:
Dense, Open, Spreading
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Fragrance, Screening, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Street (boulevard tree), Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Tomentose
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Dentate
Additional Info:
soft like velvet
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Unpleasant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Papery, Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
