#824 most planted
Styrax obassia
Fragrant snowbell · also Big leaf storax
Deciduous
412
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
8
cities
4.3 in
median trunk (11 cm, 357 measured)
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Styrax obassia, also known as fragrant snowbell, is a deciduous tree native to East Asia. It produces attractive, fragrant flowers, and its fruit attracts birds. This species is suitable for temperate climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1880.08%—4.3 in
- 1360.07%—3.0 in
- 740.47%25 yr5.9 in
- 80.01%23 yr21 in
- 20.00%——
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—4.0 in
- 10.00%—2.4 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 20–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.3 in, mean 5.3 in, 90th percentile 9.1 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
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Styrax in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
