American Snowbell (Styrax americanus)

Estimated Height at Pickup:2-3’, 1 gal

A.k.a. American snowbell, mock orange, and storax. A petite tree with drooping, fragrant white flowers! At home in wet woods, wetland margins, floodplains, and stream banks, but adapts well to moist garden plantings.

Pollination: Unknown

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic

Soil Type: Loam, Sandy Loam

Height: 6’-10’

Width: 6’-10’

Bloom Color: White

Bloom Time: Apr-May

Fruit: Off white to green berries contain a large seed.

Fall Color: Yellow, Brown

Root Type: ?

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers may attract butterflies. Hosts some moths, including the promethea moth. 

Notes: Rarely grows up to 15’.