Japanese snowbell Styracaceae Styrax japonicus Siebold & Zucc.   symbol: STJA5
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, elliptical to ovate, finely or sparsely serrated, 2 to 4 inches long, lustrous, green above, slightly paler below. Flower: White (or light pink), 3/4 inch wide, yellow stamens, bell-shaped, five lobed, hanging from a green stalk, appearing in May to June. Fruit: Egg-shaped or round drupe, 1/2 inch long, grayish green, maturing in late summer and persisting to fall. Twig: Slender, gray to reddish brown to light brown, zigzag, scruffy, naked scruffy buds, no true end bud. Bark: Smooth, gray-brown becoming orange-brown, fissured, attractive with age. Form: A small tree that reaches 20 to 30 feet in height with equal spread, horizontal branches, rounded crown, low-branched.
	USDA Plants Database Styrax japonicus is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.