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sourwood
I love how they mix well with my other plants
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Shipping
Shipping Information
We dig plants when your order is received, and ship immediately via US Priority Mail. You will receive a tracking number via email when plants are shipped. All plants are packed to be safe in their packages for up to 3 days after receipt.
How We Protect Your Plants For Transit
We sell only bare root plants. For superior protection for plants in transit, we dip the roots in tera-sorb silicone gel to retain ample moisture for transit and surround with plastic.
Upon Receipt Of Your Plants
Open your plants, and inspect the same day received. You need to report any problems with your order within 3 days. Plant promptly - bare root plants need to be planted within 2-3 days unless there are weather issues. Keep roots moist and covered with plastic until they can be planted, and store in a cool place. Water daily for the first week after planting.
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Ships November through April |
Description
Sourwood Tree is a Long Living Deciduous
Sourwood. Named for the sour taste of its leaves and sap, nothing else is bitter about this tree with its gorgeous, lily-of-the-valley-like blossoms or its blazing fall foliage.
Buy Fast Growing Sourwood Tree is Truly a Tree for All Seasons Due to its Beauty
As a sapling, it benefits from the shade thrown by taller trees. Homeowners should keep this in mind and not grow this tree too close to the house or anything else that’s at risk for its limbs rubbing against it when it’s mature. Trees that grow in the shade tend to produce fewer flowers less vivid fall colors. It’s a deciduous tree, so it loses its leaves in the fall.
The tree’s bloom time is in the summer, and during that time it is covered with masses of tiny, waxy white flowers borne in 4 to 8 inch long panicles. Some botanists claim that the fragrance of the flowers is slight, while others claim it to be creamy and delicious. Whether their smell is strong or not, the flowers are irresistible to bees, and the tree is prized for its honey along with its other attributes. By late summer the flowers turn into dry, hard, woody, bell-shaped capsules that persist throughout the winter.
In the summer the alternate, tapered, finely toothed 5 to 8 inch long leaves are glossy green. In the fall, the leaves turn a spectacular red, purplish red or even gold. The tree’s love of acidic soils makes it ideal for many areas in the south. However, the ground needs to be productive, moist, and have good drainage. Some botanists claim that the Sourwood can stand some drought, while others argue it is drought intolerant. It does need an average amount of watering. What it does not tolerate well is pollution, so rarely planted in cities.
The Sourwood has a slender trunk covered with a gray, furrowed, scaly bark. The crown is elliptical or oval. The tree grows about 13 to 24 inches per year when it’s young. Like all trees, it increases until the end of its life, and it can live between 100 and 200 years if it’s well-cared for. Deer like to nibble the leaves and twigs as they want to bite just about everything else, but the tree tolerates this well. The Sourwood has no dangerous insect or disease problems, though twig blight and leaf spot have been known to occur. Overall, the Sourwood is easy to take care of and easy to love