Botanical name: Halesia carolina
Other names: Carolina silverbell, Halesia tetraptera, Snowdrop tree, Four-winged silverbell, Silverbell, Mountain silverbell, Opossum-wood
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Genus: Halesia
Species: H. carolina - H. carolina is a spreading, deciduous tree or shrub with oval to elliptic, toothed, mid-green leaves, turning yellow in autumn, and, usually before the leaves emerge, clusters of pendent, bell-shaped, white flowers in late spring followed by four-winged, green fruit.
Halesia carolina is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Spring
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Fruit: Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Habit: Rounded to broadly spreading, Spreading
Companion planting: Complement the white flowers with blue or purple-flowered bulb plants.
Halesia carolina (Carolina silverbell) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 10m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree, Woodland
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in partial shade. Will tolerate full sun. Shelter from cold winds. Water in drought and avoid compacted soil.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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