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Japanese Snowbell
Styrax japonicus · Tree
Japanese Snowbell is a moderate-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 20–30 ft × 20–30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and songbirds, stands up well to salt and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft × 20–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Salt
- Native to
- China, Japan, Korea
Will it survive your winters?
We score Japanese Snowbell’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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