Oxydendrum arboreum
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
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Sourwood
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 25-30 ft tall by 10-20 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Red fall color. | |
| Habitats: | Steep stream banks and ridges, hammocks, bluffs. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Specimen tree. Red to yellow in the fall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Attracts bees and other pollinators.