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| It's a crime how underused this native tree is considering how rewarding, how attractive, and how easy to grow it is. It's always an eye-opener to see a mature specimen with its narrow form, deep green, peach-like foliage, its outstanding bloom, and its riveting fall color. Sourwood's clean foliage is a cooling presence in the landscape and great protection for your landscape's birds. It also is the perfect background for its sprays of small, white, lily of the valley-like flowers that are borne on long, terminal, drooping strings in July and August. These slightly fragrant flowers are a magnet for native insects and butterflies and stand out as one of the few trees with a considerable summer bloom. Sourwood follows up its summer show with an incredible display of fall color with a searing burst of deep crimson foliage. Sourwood thrives in full sun or partial shade is nearly pest free, and is ready to make your landscape a better place for you and your garden critters! |
| Oxydendrum arboreum | |
| Is Native |
| Full Sun, Part Shade, Part Sun, Shade Tolerant |
| Summer Bloomer | |
| White | |
| White Shades | |
| Butterflies, Pollinators, Supports Bees | |
| Upright | |
| Fall, Summer |
| Average Soil, Needs Good Drainage | |
| Low |