Styrax
By Sanmcgill
Styrax - Trees and shrubs belonging mostly to warm countries; a few of the hardier kinds succeed fairly well with us in light moist soils.
Styrax japonicus
Japanese Snowbell
Styracaceae
Located behind Hall Dorm across from the Benton Museum.
Styrax japonicus Styracaceae
Japanese Snowbell STI-raks ja-PON-i-kus
Deciduous tree, 15-25 ft (4.5-7.6 m) tall, similar width, low and horizontal branching. Leaves alternate, simple, broad-elliptic to elliptic oblong, 2.5-9 cm long, 1.
Styrax japonicus
( Sohuksan )
Styrax japonicus is a small tree, with a low branching, rounded crown, very horizontal aspect. Foliage of Sohuksan is leathery, very deep green in summer, yellow to red in fall, not dramatic.
Pterostyrax hispida: The Fragrant Epaulette Tree
By Robert Redmon
Fragrant epaulette tree, Pterostyrax hispida, is one of those little known, rarely grown, and therefore, rarely seen, flowering ornamental trees.
Japanese Snowbell
Scientific Name: Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
Synonym:
Family: Styracaceae ...
Styrax - Storaxes and Snowbells
Styrax americanus - Storax; American Snowbell
Styrax grandifolius - Bigleaf Snowbell
Surianaceae: The Bay Cedar Family ...
Styrax officinale has been proved to be the source of the solid Storax of the Ancients, which was always scarce and valuable, and is now never found in commerce, though it is probable that the cultivated S.
Styrax benzoin (Dry.)
Synonyms: S. paralleloneurus (Perkins), gum Benjamin, Sumatra benzoin, Palembang benzoin,
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(Styrax japonicus)
Other Common Names: Storax, Snowbell, Benzoin
Family: Styracaceae ...
Bálsamo de Benjuí - Styrax benzoin
Bálsamo de María - Calophyllum antillanum
Bálsamo de Mecca - Commiphora opobalsamum
Bálsamo de Tolú - Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae
Bálsamo de Tolú - Myroxylon toluifera
Bálsamo del Montseny - Saxifraga vayredana ...
Spirea Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' Dwarf Pink Bridal Wreath Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame' Gold Flame Spirea Spiraea x vanhouttei Vanhoutte Spirea Stewartia pseudocamellia Japanese Stewartia Stranvaesia davidiana Chinese Stranvaesia Styrax ...
Japanese Snowball (Styrax japonicus)
Japanese Snowball Tree (Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Mariesii')
Japanese Snowdrop Tree (Styrax japonicus)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis) ...
Place several drops of aromatic oil on 2 ounces of fixative such as orris root or benzoin (congealed resin from the styrax tree) and gently blend this into the rose petals and spice/herb mix with a wooden spoon.
Japanese Snowbell - Styrax japonica
Japanese Stewartia a Pretty, Ornamental Tree Well Known for its Flowers
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Japanese Wisteria Hardy Ornamental Vine
Johnny Jump Up Has Grown Up ...
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Amelanchier lamarckii AGM - white flowers in April. Height 10m (30ft).
Styrax japonicus AGM - white flowers in June. Height 10m (30ft).
Acer griseum AGM (paperbark maple) - peeling bark; red and scarlet foliage in autumn. Height: 10m (30ft).
Cornus alternifolia - Pagoda Dogwood
Halesia carolina - Carolina Silverbell
Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel
Magnolia tripetala - Umbrella Magnolia
Ostrya virginiana - Hop Hornbeam
Styrax americanus - American Snowbell ...
Storax is an exuded aromatic balsam, originally from Styrax officinalis, but now obtained from Liquidambar orientalis. The wood of sweetgum trees has been used for many things, from cigar boxes to sewing machine cabinets.
If you have a species you're sure is a flowering one but has never produced flowers for you and you prune in spring, odds are good that you have one that flowers on old wood. Styrax japonica (Japanese Snowbell) is a more common tree to fall into ...
The bark, especially that of Asian species, is a source of storax or styrax, a fragrant balsam used in expectorants and perfumes and sometimes in chewing gum.
 See also: May, Green, Pink, Japonica, Maple
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