Japanese snowbell Styracaceae Styrax japonicus

Leaf:Alternate, simple, elliptical to ovate, finely or sparsely serrated, 2 to 4 inches long, lustrous, green above, slightly paler below.
Flower:White (or light pink), 3/4 inch wide, yellow stamens, bell-shaped, five lobed, hanging from a green stalk, appearing in May to June.
Fruit:Egg-shaped or round drupe, 1/2 inch long, grayish green, maturing in late summer and persisting to fall.
Twig:Slender, gray to reddish brown to light brown, zigzag, scruffy, naked scruffy buds, no true end bud.
Bark:Smooth, gray-brown becoming orange-brown, fissured, attractive with age.
Form:A small tree that reaches 20 to 30 feet in height with equal spread, horizontal branches, rounded crown, low-branched.
leaf flower fruit twig bark form map
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