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Silverbell
The seeds are eaten by squirrels and the flowers provide honey for bees. This attractive shrub, or small tree, grows in moist soils along streams in the understory of hardwood forests. The Carolina Silverbell tree, Halesia carolina, also known as Mountain Silverbell, Snowdrop tree, and Oppossum Wood, is common and reaches its greatest size in the southern Appalachian Mountains where it is called mountain silverbell. This deciduous tree has soft wood and it is close-grained and a favorite wood for crafts. Place in full sun to partial shade. Silverbell trees exhibit pendulous bell-shaped white flowers in spring. It has a moderate growth rate and lives about 100 years. The white bell-shaped flowers and small size make it a desirable tree for landscaping. Fall color is chartreuse to yellow-brown. ... find out more
Water Tupelo The Water Tupelo tree, Nyssa aquatica, is also called the cottongum, sourgum, swamp tupelo, tupelo-gum, and water-gum. Water Tupelo trees are a large, long-lived trees that grow in southern swamps and flood plains where its root system is periodically under water. A good mature tree will produce commercial timber used for furniture and crates. The fall color is yellow to purple. |
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