Styrax japonica - Japanese Snowbell Camellia An effective ground cover for

An effective ground cover for difficult moist sites

A mostly deciduous large shrub growing up to 4m

such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls

Growing to about 8m it can handle a variety of soils including poor shallow soils

It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses

Styrax japonica - Japanese Snowbell Camellia An effective ground cover forA native to China, Japan and Korea where it occurs in mountain thickets and forests. A deciduous tree growing to 7 10m tall famed for its masses of fragrant, bell shaped white flowers hang from the branches in early summer. Easy to grow in moist and fertile soils but shelter sheltered position from winds.