Plant Details
Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Shade & Flowering Trees
Height:
Minimum 10 feet , Maximum 30 feet
Width: Minimum 10 feet , Maximum 20 feet
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Width: Minimum 10 feet , Maximum 20 feet
An excellent tree of small size, 20-25', grown mainly for its exquisite autumn colors of breathtaking yellow and crimson. Clusters of white flowers hang from the tips of shoots in July and August. These are followed by attractive seed clusters of pale green, turning silver and providing interest into the winter months. A dainty tree with great appeal for any garden. Grows well in full sun to partial shade and moist but well drained acidic and peaty soils.
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6 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Big Trees Today Inc. | Hillsboro, OR | Email now | 503-640-3011 | BB: 1 | |
| Chrishaven Trees | Burlington, WA | Email now | 360-757-8996 | BB: 1 |
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| Harold M. Miller Landscape Nursery | Jefferson, OR | Email now | 503-399-1599 | BB: 1 Container: 1 | |
| Heritage Seedlings & Liners Inc. | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-585-9835 | Bare Root: 4 Container: 4 Liner: 4 Seedling: 4 |
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| J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. | Boring, OR | Email now | 503-663-4128 | Container: X |
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| Treephoria LLC | Boring, OR | Email now | 503-663-0220 | Container: 1 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:30 PM
Oxydendrum is an underused plant, to say the least. This is a small to medium tree which is suitable for large planters or small gardens. The drooping fragrant flower panicles in the summer veil the tree in white and the flowers persist after the foliage turns in the fall; the scarlet fall color is unsurpassed. The tree is listed as zone 5 but there is one flowering in Maine.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:30 PM
Deciduous, small to medium-sized pyramidal shaped tree. Small, but fragrant white urn-shaped flowers in late July. Planting in more sun translates into better fall color and more bloom.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:30 PM
Excellent med-sized tree for its late summer white fl clusters, followed quickly by spectacular scarlet fall color. Sun-PSh/Med
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