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    STYRAX
    STYRAX
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    STYRAX

    Commonly known as Snowbell tree

    All Flower JUN-JUL

    Fragrant snowbell flowers presented as solitary, in pendent, terminal or axillary racemes or panicles, or produced in clusters on short branchlets.

    Graceful trees for a woodland garden.

    Genus of about 130 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees found in woodland or thickets in Europe, Asia, and North America, including Mexico.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Large shrub or small tree, of graceful habit. Attractive to bees. Good for woodland garden. Flowers on previous year's wood
    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia and North America
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • White
      'Pink Chimes' is a delicate pink
    • Cup-shaped
    • Fully hardy
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold, drying winds
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
    Styrax - Care Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    varieties

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    • STYRAX confusus
    Very rare small tree with long pointed leaves. Clusters of small white perfumed bells with more open petals than S. japonicus
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £45.00
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    STYRAX formosanus var. formosanus
    Formosan snowbell
    The most beautiful of all the Styrax with large white pendulous star-shaped flowers and distinctive smooth bark
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    STYRAX hemsleyanus
    Columnar tree with racemes of white flowers with yellow anthers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £40.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    STYRAX japonicus
    Japanese snowbell
    Pendulous bell-like white flowers in profusion. A most attractive summer-flowering tree
     
    Small
    £20.00
    Medium
    £30.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £45.00
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    Specimen
    £85.00
    STYRAX japonicus 'Fargesii'
    Japanese snowbell
    A more tree-like form with larger leaves
     
    Small
    £27.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    STYRAX japonicus 'June Snow'
    Japanese snowbell
    Pendulous white flowers. Compact form.
     
    2 Litre
    £45.00
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    Available from February 2026
    Awaiting new stock
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    Large
    £75.00
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    Extra large
    £110.00
    STYRAX japonicus 'Pendulus'
    Japanese snowbell
    A form with trailing branches which is best grown over a bank to look up into the flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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    STYRAX japonicus 'Pink Chimes'
    Japanese snowbell
    Delicate pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £37.50
    STYRAX japonicus 'Purple Dress'
    Purple leaves and white-pink flowers
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £45.00
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    • Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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