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    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.

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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 odoratissimus
    Snowbell tree
    (syn. Styrax veitchiorum). Fragrant, small flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
    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
    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
    STYRAX hemsleyanus
    Columnar tree with racemes of white flowers with yellow anthers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £40.00
    STYRAX hookeri
    A rare species forming an upright tree with distinct dark colouration. Flowers single or in small trusses
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £35.00
    STYRAX japonicus
    Japanese snowbell
    Pendulous bell-like white flowers in profusion. A most attractive summer-flowering tree
     
    Small
    £20.00
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    Not available until May 2025
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    Medium
    £30.00
    Large
    £45.00
    Specimen
    £85.00
    STYRAX japonicus 'Evening Light'
    A new styrax selection with dark purple leaves and white flowers
     
    3 Litre
    £45.00
    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 2025
    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.
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £45.00
    Large
    £75.00
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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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    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
    STYRAX japonicus 'Pink Chimes'
    Japanese snowbell
    Delicate pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £37.50
    STYRAX japonicus 'Sohuksan'
    A vigorous form with large leaves and the largest flowers of any Styrax we have seen growing at Burncoose
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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    Unavailable
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    STYRAX obassia
    Large ovate leaves and fragrant white bell-shaped flowers in long terminal racemes. These are scented but often hidden within the leaves
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00
    STYRAX officinalis
    Short drooping clusters of large fragrant flowers. Needs a warm sheltered site
     
    2 Litre
    £45.00
    STYRAX shiraianus
    Japanese snowbell
    Papery leaves and white flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £30.00
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