Taxon

Oxydendrum arboreum

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Common name: sourwood
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: e. United States
Habitat: Usually well-drained, acid, broadleaved forests on slopes, bluffs, in ravines, or along streams, ecotone areas in pinelands, swamp margins; 0-1700 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A conical deciduous tree reaching 75' tall in the wild, but much smaller, 20-30', in cultivation. Small white flowers grow in pendulous clusters and bloom in mid-July. Leaves turn from glossy green to brilliant scarlet in the fall. Good specimen or accent plant. Plant in full sun in well-drained, acid soil.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AS14 (AS14) • Accession: D2021-0274.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: ADG: AT14 (AT14) • Accession: D2021-0274.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: ADG: AT14 (AT14) • Accession: D2021-0274.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: DPW: BJ15 (BJ15) • Accession: D2010-0584.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: PKW: AS08 (AS08) • Accession: D1994-0899.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: STU: AU09 (AU09) • Accession: D1987-0383.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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