Styrax obassia
Styrax obassia, the fragrant snowbell, is a lesser-known relative of the Japanese snowbell, Styrax japonicus.
Styrax obassia, known as the fragrant snowbell, is a larger lesser-known relative of the Japanese snowbell, Styrax japonicus. It has much larger, rounded, almost tropical-looking, fuzzy leaves and superb, pendulous, fragrant white flowers with yellow centres held in dangling, 8 inch long racemes in early summer. Attractive green fruits persist into winter. Older trees develop smooth grey bark that exfoliates to reveal a pretty orange inner layer especially valued for winter interest. It has a pyramidal shape 20-30 feet high and 15-20 feet wide. For the 2024 Rare Flowering Tree Pre-Order plants will be in 15cm pots and about 1 foot tall.
Common Name: Fragrant Snowbell - [RFT Pre-Order]
Family: Styracaceae (The Silver Bells Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 15-25'
Width: 10' and over
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tree
Bloom Time:
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour: Orange
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award: GPP
Geographical Origin:
