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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.
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Deciduous
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White'Pink Chimes' is a delicate pink -
Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sunShelter from cold, drying winds -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Good to knowLarge shrub or small tree, of graceful habit. Attractive to bees. Good for woodland garden. Flowers on previous year's wood
Pests & DiseasesTrouble free
Place of originEurope, Asia and North AmericaResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Flower ShapeCup-shaped
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HardinessFully hardy
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Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilNeutral to acid soil
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Wildlife
Bee friendly
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Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Lithocarpus Seed Collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
- Storing seeds over winter
- Embothrium Collecting and Storing Seeds
- Decaisnea Seed Collection & Potting
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
Styrax - Care Guide
- Introduction
- Propagation
- S. formosanus & hemsleyanus in June - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Further Reading
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of STYRAX
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STYRAX odoratissimus
Snowbell tree
(syn. Styrax veitchiorum). Fragrant, small flowers.
Gift-wrapping available
£30.00
STYRAX officinalis
Mediterranean storax, Storax
short drooping clusters of large fragrant flowers. Needs a warm sheltered site
STYRAX shiraianus
Japanese snowbell
papery leaves and white flowers.
STYRAX wilsonii
Snowbell
fragrant small white flowers.
STYRAX wuyuanensis
Snowbell tree
a rare species with clusters of long white flowers
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Wildflower Mini Meadow
Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden.
200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
2 options from £7.00
Vermin & Pest Control
Slug Pellets
Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails.
Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
Only £6.50
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Ericaceous Liquid Seaweed Fertiliser
Specially developed organic concentrated seaweed feed for ericaceous plants that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants,
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™ Ericoid.
Only £8.00
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.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Azalea, Rhododendron & Shrub Fertiliser
For healthy growth and flowering of ericaceous plants, Azalea,
Rhododendron & Shrub Fertiliser is perfect for acid-loving plants.
Only £12.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Sulphate of Iron
Boosts soil acidity.
Feeds ericaceous plants and helps prevent moss.
Corrects leaf yellowing caused by iron deficiency.
Easy to use, low dust granules
Only £11.00
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