Styrax japonicus
Japanse Storaxboom
Styrax japonicus (野茉莉),[1] the Japanese snowbell, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to China, Japan and Korea. Growing to 12 m (39 ft) tall by 8 m (26 ft) broad, it is a graceful, spreading deciduous tree with oval, upward-facing leaves which occasionally turn yellow or orange before falling in autumn. Masses of slightly fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers hang from the branches in summer, followed by fruits (drupes) which resemble olives in both shape and colour.[2][3]
It is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F), but prefers a sheltered position in full sun or dappled shade, with acid or neutral soil.[2] The cultivar 'Fargesii', with larger flowers and leaves than the typical species, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
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Specificaties
Hoogte:
10 - 15 m
Kroon:
breed piramidaal tot ovaal, halfopen kroon, grillig groeiend
Schors en takken:
twijgen geelbruin tot bruin, bast donkergrijs, licht gegroefd
Blad:
ovaal, eirond, ruitvormig tot langwerpig-eirond, glanzend groen, 3 - 11 cm
Bloemen:
in hangende trossen, wit met gele meeldraden, 1,5 - 2,5 cm, juni/juli , geurende bloemen
Faunaboom:
drachtboom voor bijen, voedselboom voor vogels
Vorm:
hoogstam boom, meerstammige boom, blok op stam
Oorsprong:
Oost-Azië
Bron: afbeelding en specificaties: Van den berk.
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