Clethra acuminata

• BOTANICAL NAME: Clethra acuminata
• PRONUNCIATION:CLETH-ra a-cum-i-NAT-a
• COMMON NAME: Mountain Clethra
• FAMILY: Clethraceae
• NATIVITY: Japan
• GROWTH HABIT: (winter habit) upright
• SIZE: 15' to 20'
• HARDINESS: Zone 5 to 8
• CULTURE: dry, gravelly soil, often found on mountain sides, prefers sun
• LANDSCAPE USE: small tree or suckering shrub
• FOLIAGE alternate, simple, ovate-elliptic 3" to 8" long, yellow fall color
• BUDS: reddish-pink
• BARK: cinnamon-brown color often showing an exfoliating character.
• FLOWER: butterfly attractant, white fragrant flowers, blooms in early summer
• FRUIT: small capsules, brown, persist a year or two.
• PROPAGATION: softwood cuttings/ seeds
• PESTS: none significant
• CULTIVARS: 'Anne Bidwell', 'Creels Calico'