Halesia carolina

£2.50

(H.tetraptera) Snowdrop tree, Wild olive. A large shrub or small spreading tree to 6m (20 ft) high. White, bell-shaped flowers in spring are followed by pear-shaped, four-winged fruits, edible when green in summer with a nice pea flavour. Likes a moist acid soil and sun or part shade. Hardy to -23°C. Stratification: CS13. Number of seeds: 5.

48 in stock

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(H.tetraptera) Snowdrop tree, Wild olive. A large shrub or small spreading tree to 6m (20 ft) high. White, bell-shaped flowers in spring are followed by pear-shaped, four-winged fruits, edible when green in summer with a nice pea flavour. Likes a moist acid soil and sun or part shade. Hardy to -23°C. Stratification: CS13