Oxydendrum

Sourwood Honey is produced largely in the Appalachian mountains of the Southeast from the nectar of the Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), a member of the heath family.

Beekeeper-Just got off the phone with Moishe and the mailman brought your package. Well done my friend. 2009

Sourwood Honey is produced largely in the Appalachian mountains of the Southeast from the nectar of the Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum), a member of the heath family.

Beekeeper-Just got off the phone with Moishe and the mailman brought your package. Well done my friend. 2009

Oh yes, the Sourwood tree, Oxydendrum arboreum is blooming.

Zoom « Fairegarden 2009

On the right the sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum, purchased as a stick from the garden shop at The Biltmore has grown and flowered, the whitish panicles like streamers hanging down.

Fall Foliage Garden Tour And Muse Day « Fairegarden 2009

A branch of sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum is trying to get our attention stage left.

Sad To See Summer Go – Say Hello To Fall « Fairegarden 2009

Oxydendrum arboreum oyster plant oyster-shell scale pæonia see: peony palmettoes palms. palms for South. pampas-grass. pandanus.

Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

Maples, sumachs, sourwood (Oxydendrum), liquidambar, azaleas, rowans and amelanchier all help to fuel the bonfire, together with nyssa and cercidiphyllum closer to the water - the latter infusing the air with caramel scent (if not, pick up a handful of the fallen leaves and inhale deeply).

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Stephen Lacey 2011