Resource Number: 17183
Title: Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) - The Honey Tree
Description: Sourwood is a tree of contrasts. It’s sour foliage supports many small summer flowers containingthe sweetest of nectar. This nectar is collected by bees and made into one of the premium honeys ofthe world. Sourwood has been used for both arrows and medicines. Sourwood has little importance to most people until they see it as the earliest bright red color of Fall. Flower stalks and fruit hang onto the tree deep into Fall, allowing sourwood to be easily identified and enjoyed as a unique specimen tree. Sourwood is one of the most stolen trees taken from the wild, but hardest to transplant and grow from cuttings. Sourwood is a special tree in need of care and consideration.
Last Updated: December 6, 2023
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