Halesia tetraptera (carolina)
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Michael Dirr Halesia tetraptera (carolina)
Michael Dirr
Halesia tetraptera (carolina)
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Carolina Silverbell
Common Names:
  • Carolina Silverbell
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Origin:

  West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois to Florida and eastern Oklahoma  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "grows natively on wooded slopes and stream banks"

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 9

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Early Spring, Summer
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow and green in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Green, Black
Season(s): Early Spring, Summer, Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as an ornamental plant.
Can be used as a shade tree.

Dirr says: "perhaps best native tree for shady habitats, set off best with an evergreen background like Rhododendrons"

Other:

  Is Resistant to Disease
Is Resistant to Insects
 

Other Halesia tetraptera (carolina) References & Articles:
Halesia tetraptera (carolina) is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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