Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell Tree - 7 Gallon Pot (3-4')
$95.99
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Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell Tree - 7 Gallon Pot (3-4')
$95.99
Sale price
$95.99
Regular price
$111.00
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Description
Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell
Styrax japonicus 'JFS 6SJ' PP 34817 - Nightfall
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree
Height at Maturity: 7-8'
Width at Maturity: 5-6'
Spacing: Best as a specimen or in spaced groupings 9 feet apart
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Cascading, Weeping
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Small Flowers, 1" or so
Flowering Period: Spring
Flower Type: Single, Bell shape
Fragrant Flowers: Light fragrance
Foliage Color: Dark Purple transition to Greenish Purple as the season progresses
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun; appreciates Afternoon Shade in Zone 8
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay), Loam, Sand (amend for moisture retention), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.5 (Acidic to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention, Songbirds
Resistances: Deer, Disease
Description
Among the finest of small flowering trees as a focal point, the Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell is an elegant small tree growing to maybe 7 or 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide with cascading branches lushly clothed in deep purple leaves that transition to greenish purple in summer. Blooming at a young age, from mid to late spring to early summer, a profusion of lightly fragrant, bell-shaped, creamy white flowers appear from top to bottom of the long branches that weep to the ground. Its smaller stature and narrow habit make Nightfall a perfect fit for smaller urban garden spaces or large planters.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide, the Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell is ideal for use as a focal point specimen in sunny to partially shaded landscape or woodland borders and home foundation plantings. Can also be grown in large planters. An dramatic focal point near patios, decks, porches and other outdoor living spaces. A fine addition to purple theme gardens, fragrance gardens, topiary gardens, cottage gardens, and woodland gardens.
Suggested Spacing: Best as a specimen or in spaced groupings at 9 feet or more apart
Growing Preferences
The Nightfall Weeping Japanese Snowbell Tree is very easy to grow in moist but well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter and full sun to part shade. We suggest at least 5 hours of direct sunlight per day or morning sun with afternoon shade or all-day lightly filtered sun. In Zone 8 where summers are hot, we suggest filtered sun or shade during the afternoon hours when the sun is most intense. Standing water or constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic.
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