NAME:
COMMON – Sourwood or Sorrel
BOTANICAL – Oxydendrum arboreum
FAMILY – Ericaceae

DERIVATION:
Native to the eastern and southern United States, from Pennsylvania to northern Florida and west to Ohio and Louisiana. It can be found throughout North Carolina

GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS:
It grows 20 to 30 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.

GROWTH LOCATION:
This plant prefers acidic, peaty, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. It is tolerant of shade and dry soils and moderately tolerant of salt. It is intolerant of pollution and urban areas.

ATTRIBUTES, VALUE, UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS:
Sourwood makes an excellent understory tree or planted in small groups in a woodland garden. It also serves well as a shade or flowering specimen in a native, pollinator, butterfly, or children’s garden.

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