Oxydendrum arboreum
( ok - si - DEN - drum ar - BO - ree - um )
At-A-Glance Information
Commonly called Sourwood or Sorrel Tree, this species of deciduous trees needs full sun and regular water. They are native to the eastern United States, and provide year-round interest through their foliage, fall color, and flowers. They slowly reach between 15 and 30 feet tall (eventually topping out around 50 feet given enough room) and spread to 20 feet wide. Leaves are tinted bronze early in springtime, mature to rich green in summer, and turn orange, scarlet, and dark purple in the fall. Fragrant flowers appear in summertime, clothing the tree in drooping white clusters. Blooms are followed by seed capsules that ripen from green to silver-grey, and stay on the tree through the late winter months. Use these trees as specimens in woodland gardens, or as patio shade trees. They can also be grown in containers when they are young, but will have to eventually be transplanted into the ground. Sourwood trees grow well in zones 2b-9 and 14-17. To find your zone, click here: Zone Map.
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Caring for and pruning oxydendrum arboreum Trees
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Resources
The New Sunset Western Garden Book: The Ultimate Gardening Guide (2012) - Page 468, Oxydendrum arboreum
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