Mountain Snowdrop Tree

Did you know

• The bell-shaped white flowers hang in clusters from bare branches in spring, resembling delicate snowdrops.
• It was named after Stephen Hales, an 18th-century English clergyman who is considered the father of plant physiology.
• The four-winged fruit is unique among trees and persists into winter, providing food for squirrels.
• It is sometimes called silverbell tree because the dangling flowers look like small silver bells.
• In the Great Smoky Mountains, some specimens grow over 100 feet tall, among the tallest of any silverbell.

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Uses

• ornamental tree
• shade gardens
• specimen planting
• woodland gardens