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Adopt a Tree. by Courtney and Emily. Common Name- Sourwood Tree Scientific Name- Oxydendrum Arboreum. Facts. Grows from 20 to 55 feet tall. Grows best in moist, well-drained acidic soil with pH range to 3.7 to 6.5. Sourwood sap is often collected and evaporated into syrup.
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Adopt a Tree by Courtney and Emily
Common Name- Sourwood Tree • Scientific Name- OxydendrumArboreum
Facts • Grows from 20 to 55 feet tall. • Grows best in moist, well-drained acidic soil with pH range to 3.7 to 6.5. • Sourwood sap is often collected and evaporated into syrup. • Related to azaleas, heather, huckleberry, cranberries, blueberries, laurel, rhododendrons, and Manzanita. • Grows in the eastern and southeastern United States.
Shadow of Tree Shadow of the tree. L-shaped Trunk
Rough Bark About 10 ft. tall Few Leaves Broken Trunk
Wood: • Brown • Hard • Heavy • Close-grained
Sourwood Short Crooked Winding Living Breathing Home Green Shade Hole Breaking Wilting Showing Falling Over Tree