Carolina Silverbell

The best place to find this plant in the wild is the Great Smokey Mountains where they thrive. Squirrels love the four-winged, dry fruit, and Tennessee beekeepers describe it as a great honey tree. The wood is also sometimes used for cabinets, veneer, and carvings.

This tree has two recognized subspecies: Halesia carolina carolina and H. c. monticola. The ladder is usually found in the most Southern parts of their range, and the only morphological difference is that this subspecies grows much larger. Arbor Walk #132 is likely Halesia carolina carolina because it is more common and the other is typically sold and referred to as Moutain Silverbell.

Common Name(s)	Carolina Silverbell, Snowdrop Tree, Opossum Wood
Latin Name	Halesia carolina
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More about Tree #132:

Where to find Arbor Walk #132

Data on the space around this tree

Data on this tree over time

More about Carolina Silverbell in general:

How to identify Carolina Silverbell

Relationship of Halesia carolina to other species in the Arboretum

Global Distribution of Carolina Silverbell

Additional Resources on the Carolina Silverbell