Halesia carolina
Carolina silverbell, Halesia tetraptera, Snowdrop tree, Four-winged silverbell, Silverbell, Mountain silverbell, Opossum-wood, Halesia parviflora
Halesia Halesia
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
Rounded to broadly spreading, Spreading
White in Spring
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Generally pest free.
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Pruning Group 1. Tends to grow with multiple trunks but can be trained/pruned to grow with a single trunk.
Sow seed in containers at 14-25C in autumn, moving containers to a cold frame after 60 days.
Layering, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Halesia carolina (Carolina silverbell) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 10m after 10-20 years.
City, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree, Woodland
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.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Complement the white flowers with blue or purple-flowered bulb plants.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Halesia carolina
Carolina silverbell, Halesia tetraptera, Snowdrop tree, Four-winged silverbell, Silverbell, Mountain silverbell, Opossum-wood, Halesia parviflora
Halesia Halesia
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.
Southeastern United States
Deciduous
Rounded to broadly spreading, Spreading
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White in Spring
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Pruning Group 1. Tends to grow with multiple trunks but can be trained/pruned to grow with a single trunk.
Sow seed in containers at 14-25C in autumn, moving containers to a cold frame after 60 days.
Layering, Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Halesia carolina (Carolina silverbell) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 10m after 10-20 years.
City, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree, Woodland
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.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Complement the white flowers with blue or purple-flowered bulb plants.
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
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