- Name
- Sourwood
- Common Names
- Lily of the Valley Tree, Sorrel Wood
- Scientific Name
- Oxydendrum arboreum
- Family
- Ericaceae (Heath/Heather Family)
- Description
- Sourwood is a deciduous small tree that may grow 20 to 30 feet tall.
- Leaves
- The tree has alternate leaves that are finely toothed and sour to the taste.
- Flowers
- Fragrant, small, white, urn-shaped flowers mature on panicles resembling Lily of the Valley plant flowers.
- Bloom Time
- June to July
- Pollen Source
- fair
- Nectar Source
- very good
- Pollen Color
- creamy-white
- Native to NC
- Yes
