Oxydendrum arboreum Deer-Resistant and real toughness in difficult

and real toughness in difficult soils

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plant 'Hummingbird' in sun to part shade and moist

bushy deciduous shrub of west Texas

a scaled-down version for the smaller garden or the intimate planting scheme

Oxydendrum arboreum Deer-Resistant and real toughness in difficultOxydendrum arboreum, the sourwood, is one of the loveliest and most distinctive trees of the Eastern American woods, and among the very last to flower each year. The name tells the story twice over: Oxydendrum joins the Greek oxys, sour or sharp, and dendron, tree, while the common name echoes the same tang, for the leaves, twigs, and bark all taste sourly of oxalic acid when chewed. A member of the heath family alongside azaleas, rhododendrons, and