Oxydendrum arboreum Deer-Resistant plant 'Hummingbird' in sun to

plant 'Hummingbird' in sun to part shade and moist

fragrant white flower spikes in early summer and brilliant fall color

Raised in Germany from the nursery tradition of Georg Arends and introduced around 1961

spreading habit can knit awkward ground together and the long pink season fills the summer lull

Oxydendrum arboreum Deer-Resistant plant 'Hummingbird' in sun toOxydendrum arboreum, the sourwood, is one of the loveliest and most distinctive trees of the Eastern American woods, and among the very last to flower each year. The name tells the story twice over: Oxydendrum joins the Greek oxys, sour or sharp, and dendron, tree, while the common name echoes the same tang, for the leaves, twigs, and bark all taste sourly of oxalic acid when chewed. A member of the heath family alongside azaleas, rhododendrons, and