Sourwood

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

Zucker Shrub Collection

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