Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Even if it's barking, it ain't always a dog..., 2 by Weerobin

Weerobin wrote:
I\'ve planted several styrax species but only a few are hardy here. I have a full size S japonica which puts on an awesome spring floral show, but frankly haven\'t seen anything remarkable about the bark. My S obassia is 15yrs old but has been hindered by worsening overhead shade, never blooms very robustly - again nothing very notable about his trunk; haven\'t noticed it\'s young twigs but I\'ll definitely try to be more attentive. S americana flowers pretty well for me in understory situation. S formosana, S confusus and S hemsleyana lived several years, then none of them survived the harsh winter of a few years ago. I\'ve never tried S calvescens - hope you\'re planning to overwinter in garage since I see it listed as z7-8. Hope you\'ll post pictures of it in bloom - it would be interesting to compare with others.
#1 Styrax confuses - cute \'court jester\' flowers
#2 S wilsonii
#3 S formosana
#4 S japonica - nice big tree all budded up. Incredibly dense buds.
#5 S japonica in flower
Sorry no bark pix. Once it stops sprinkling I\'ll go out and check my S obassia\'s young twigs...