Ericaceae FAMILY

Oxydendrum arboreum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oxydendrum arboreum is a deciduous tree that is sometimes more or less shrubby and less than 6 metres tall, though most commonly grows around 6 - 15 metres tall, and in ideal conditions can reach 20.metres or more. The slender trunk is generally around 20 - 30cm in diameter, occasionally reaching 60cm. The crown is small when growing in deep shade, but is usually made up of several stout ascending limbs in the open[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 379 Title Silvics of North America. Agricultural Handbook No. 654. Publication Author Burns. R.M. & Honkala. B.H. Website http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington DC. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very comprehensice guide to about 200 species of timber trees of N. America, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Mainly temperate species, plus a number of tropical species. It is downloadable from the Internet. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especiallyfor its brilliant leaf colour in the autumn and its late summer flowering[ 379 Title Silvics of North America. Agricultural Handbook No. 654. Publication Author Burns. R.M. & Honkala. B.H. Website http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington DC. Year 1990 ISBN Description A very comprehensice guide to about 200 species of timber trees of N. America, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Mainly temperate species, plus a number of tropical species. It is downloadable from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Indiana to New York, south to Louisiana and Florida

HabitatUsually found as an understorey tree in well-drained gravelly soils on ridges rising above the banks of streams[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].