Halesia carolina

Snowdrop Tree

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Height
5 to 6 m
Width
5 to 6 m
Flower colour
white
Flowering Time
April, May
Light/shadow demands
light shade, no direct sunlight, sun
pH-Value
acidic, neutral, slightly acidic
Soil
humos, sandy-loamy, permeable, all substrates
Halesia carolina
Characteristics:
Habit
A select large shrub or small tree, 5-6 m tall and wide, luxurious in favourable areas; domed crown, funnel-shaped, main branches growing apart with arching twigs; medium to fast-growing the first 5-8 years, 20-35 cm a year, later less
Crown
wide vase-shaped, wide round wide vase-shaped, wide round
Blossom
When leaves shoot, with touches of cream-white or pink, arranged in clusters, hanging bells, densely packed, end of April to May, some 10-14 days; only flowering fully after a few years
Leaves
Elliptical, yellow-green to medium-green, grey hairs underneath, yellow to yellow-green in September
Fruits
Four wings, pale green stone fruit, light brown in September
Roots
Shallow and far-reaching, deep roots sensitive to all kinds of intervention
Demands
Sun to light shade; needs warmth, frost hardy; avoid heat and drought; can break in wind, thus needs protection
Soil
Likes nutritious, humic soil, fresh or moist; acidic to neutral, heavy soil with stagnant dampness is completely unsuitable
Hardiness Zone
Zone 6a    
Bee pasture/nectar
No
Synonyms
H. tetraptera
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
98850069 Cont 5 l, 60-80 €55.00
98950069 Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100 €90.00
99810099 rootballed, 60-80 €55.00
99910099 rootballed, 80-100 €90.00
98060069 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-125 €130.00
98160069 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 125-150 €180.00
99320099 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125 €130.00
99420099 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €180.00
bks17840344 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €270.00
bks17840423 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €350.00
99520099 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250, width 100-150 €650.00
99620099 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300, width 100-150 €900.00
SANA001282 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €1,450.00
SANA001283 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200 €2,050.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
98850069 Cont 5 l, 60-80 €55.00
98950069 Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100 €90.00
99810099 rootballed, 60-80 €55.00
99910099 rootballed, 80-100 €90.00
98060069 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-125 €130.00
98160069 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 125-150 €180.00
99320099 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 100-125 €130.00
99420099 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150 €180.00
bks17840344 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €270.00
bks17840423 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €350.00
99520099 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250, width 100-150 €650.00
99620099 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 250-300, width 100-150 €900.00
SANA001282 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 150-200 €1,450.00
SANA001283 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 150-200 €2,050.00