Halesia carolina
Carolina silverbells · also Little silverbells, Snowdrop tree, Silverbell
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Halesia carolina is an ornamental understory tree native to the southeastern United States. It features a deciduous, airy canopy and showy masses of dangling white flowers in spring, followed by distinctive four-winged drupes. While low-maintenance, it requires ample water and cannot tolerate salty conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1630.08%12 yr3.0 in
- 430.01%—4.0 in
- 420.04%4.2 yr1.6 in
- 290.01%12 yr3.9 in
- 260.03%6.8 yr1.8 in
- 160.01%—2.5 in
- 50.03%4.3 yr0.8 in
- 20.02%—12 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.5 in, mean 3.3 in, 90th percentile 5.1 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Appalachian Piedmont forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Other Halesia in the catalogue
4 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
