Silver-Bell Tree (Wild Olive)
Halesia carolina (STYRACACEAE)
Planting and Growing Silver-Bell Trees
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow silver-bell trees in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and fruit of silver-bell trees (wild olive trees)
- Growing conditions for silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- When to plant silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- How to plant silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- How to prune silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- Landscape uses of silver-bell tree (wild olive)
- Pest and disease control for silver-bell tree (wild olive)
Growing Silver-Bell Trees
Several cultivars of slow-growing, narrow, dense, deciduous trees, to 40 ft. (12 m) tall and 20 ft. (6 m) wide, with smooth, light green, oval leaves, to 4 in. (10 cm) long, turning yellow in autumn, with black, brown, gray, roughly furrowed bark.
Silver-Bell Tree Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Fruit
Abundant, white to pink, bell-shaped, drooping flowers, 3/4 in. (19 mm) long, in spring, form winged fruit in autumn.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 5–11. Hardy.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 5.0–6.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Partial shade. Space 15–20 ft. (4.5–6 m) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Generally care free. Keep moist. Fertilize annually in spring. Limit pruning. Protect from drying wind. Propagate by cuttings, layering, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for spring flower accent and attractive addition near azaleas or rhododendrons. Transplants readily. Pest and disease resistant.