Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Silver-bell tree
Halesia carolina
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- S,M
- Dimensions
- 8.00 m high × 10.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit
- Functions
- Fragrant, Timber
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
The ripe fruit is eaten for its sour taste, while unripe fruits are sometimes preserved. This fruit has a diameter of about 4 cm.