HEIGHT up to 40 ft (12 m)TYPE Deciduous
OCCURRENCE S.E. United States
The Carolina silverbell is a small ornamental that provides a spectacular display of flowers in spring. Its trunk is short or multi-stemmed and its crown is rounded. BARK Reddish brown, scaly. LEAF Alternate, elliptic to ovate-oblong, thinly hairy on both sides, with finely toothed margins and a long-pointed tip. FLOWER White, with bell-shaped corolla, borne in clusters of
3–5 at the nodes on old wood. FRUIT Pearshaped, four-winged, green drupe.
