A fountain of leafiness from JiangsuProvince in China: medium to light greenelliptic leaves on a multi-trunked large shrub/small tree, Synojackia becomes flocked with white bell-flowers reminiscent of the Japanese snowbell (same familyStyracaceae).Blooms cluster in pendent cymes in May and June to be followed in July and September by pendent woody fruit (xylocarpa), interesting in their own right. 1520′ T & W

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