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Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

sourwood

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Oxydendrum arboreum

Family:

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

25-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Red fall color.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Fall Color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen tree. Red to yellow in the fall.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts bees and other pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Steep stream banks and ridges, hammocks, bluffs.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Noted for good honey.

General Comments: