Styrax japonicus 'JUNE SNOW' Japanese snowbell
size/type
medium-sized tree,medium-sized tree
usual height
6-10m
usual width
1-1,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June
location
full sun
soil type
acidic (peaty)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Styrax
Japanese snowbell is a showy tree with snowdrop-like flowers. The species is a rather spreading shrub, however, in 1995 Chris van en Wurff from the Netherlands discovered a new variety of strictly fastigiate, very slender form. It was named June Snow and in 2015 won Gold Medal at Groot Groen Plus.Description of the plant:
June Snow is a narrowly columnar variety of Japanese snowbell with strictly upright branches which produce a profusion of small, snow white, sweetly scented flowers in June for a longer period than other varieties. They are followed by small, hard, olive-like seedpods in late summer. Deciduous leaves are glossy, ovate to elliptic, mid to dark green, turning yellow in autumn. It can be pruned at the end of winter or just after flowering. It naturally forms a slender tree.Japanese snowbell loves full sun and is usually pest and disease free. It needs moist, acidic soil, humus-rich soil. A location protected from drying winds is preferred. Its hardiness was so far tested down to -24°C (USDA zone 6) but is expected to go lower, following its parents' hardiness (-29°C).
Last update 26-03-2019
