Mountain Silverbell, Mountain Snow Drop Halesia carolina monticola - Halesia tetraptera var. monticola

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Botanical Name:

Halesia carolina monticola

Family:

Styracaceae

Genus:

Halesia

Species:

carolina

Variety:

monticola

Common Name:

Mountain Silverbell, Mountain Snow Drop

Seeds Per Pound:

1,024

Quantity:

0.35 lb

Average Viable Seeds/Packet:

Germination:

59%

Germination Test Type:

cut

Purity:

99%

Height:

20-30 feet

Collection Locale:

Belgium

Crop Year:

2022

Minimum Hardiness Zone:

In Stock: 0.35 lb

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Halesia tetraptera var. monticola

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$89.85

Characteristics

Heat Tolerant

Growing Info, follow in order:

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.

Stratification: warm stratify for 90 days, cold stratify for 90 days.

Germination: sow 1-2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.

In a Nutshell:

* Mountain silverbell is native to the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. Although it may grow to 40-80’ tall in its native habitat, it is usually seen in cultivation as a smaller, upright-spreading, deciduous tree or large shrub rising to 20-40’ tall. It is similar to H. carolina (formerly listed as H. carolina var. monticola) except its flowers are larger. more...

* Some botanists treat Halesia monticola as a variety of H. tetraptera. This taxon is much larger, up to 20–39 m tall, with larger leaves up to 20 cm long and flowers up to 3 cm long. more...

* It is cultivated as an ornamental tree. more...

* Genus name honors Stephen Hales (1677-1761), British clergyman and plant physiologist. more...

H. tetraptera var. monticola versus H. carolina:

Halesia (tetraptera var.) monticola, the mountain silverbell, is a species of flowering plant in the small family Styracaceae. This large deciduous shrub was originally included in H. carolina, but was identified first as a subspecies by Rehder in 1914, then as a species by Sargent in 1921. More recently, some authoritative sources regard it only as a subspecies or variety, while other authoritative sources regard it as a species, as it is treated here.

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