#1299 most planted
Rhododendron vaseyi
Pinkshell azalea · also Vasey rhododendron
Ornamental
67
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
2.0 in
median trunk (5 cm, 8 measured)
15 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Rhododendron vaseyi, commonly known as pinkshell azalea, is a flowering plant endemic to the Appalachian highlands of North Carolina. It is a shrub in the heath family known for its ornamental blooms.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 590.05%15 yr—
- 80.01%17 yr2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 2.0 in, 90th percentile 2.0 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-Blue Ridge forests
Other Rhododendron in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
