Styrax japonica - Japanese Snowbell Camellia A mostly deciduous large shrub

A mostly deciduous large shrub growing up to 4m

Growing to about 8m it can handle a variety of soils including poor shallow soils

The tree also extrudes a natural latex that was once used as a substitute for the traditional rubber tree

or woodland settings

A slow grower

Styrax japonica - Japanese Snowbell Camellia A mostly deciduous large shrubA native to China, Japan and Korea where it occurs in mountain thickets and forests. A deciduous tree growing to 7 10m tall famed for its masses of fragrant, bell shaped white flowers hang from the branches in early summer. Easy to grow in moist and fertile soils but shelter sheltered position from winds.