Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Ericaceae
Other names
Sorrel Tree, Lily-Of-The-Valley-Tree
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Pa to Southern Il, South to FL and LA
Location
Source of plant
Nature Hills Nursery, Sooner Plant Farm, Klyn Nurseries, Plant Collections Consortium, KY , Plant Collections Consortium, Princeton Nurseries, Forrest Keeling Nursery, Edgewood Nursery
Description
Pyramidal tree with rounded top and drooping branches. Lustrous green foliage turns yellow, red and purple in the fall. Flowers white, urn-shaped, 1/4" long, fragrant, borne in 4" to 10" long and wide drooping racemose panicles, from June to early July. Bark thick and deeply furrowed.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
flowering season, fragrance, fall color