Styrax serrulatus

Styrax serrulatus is a tree in the Styracaceae family. Kew places its native range from Nepal to northeast India. That range also includes southern China and Taiwan. In China, it extends from southern Yunnan to southern Guangdong. Kew describes the tree as a plant of subtropical regions. It is not native to Britain or Ireland.

Plants For A Future gives its height as 23 feet [7 metres]. The sources do not give a mature crown width. They also lack species-level details about its bark and leaves. Its recorded habitats include open forests in southwest China. There, it grows at 1,640–5,580 feet [500–1,700 metres] above sea level. Other records place it as high as 8,860 feet [2,700 metres]. These records show its wild setting, rather than its garden hardiness.

The tree flowers from April to June, according to Plants For A Future. Each flower has both male and female organs. The sources do not identify which animals, if any, pollinate it. Seeds ripen from August to November, after the flowering season ends. The evidence does not describe the fruit's shape or colour. Nor does it give species-level details about flower colour or scent. Seed is the listed means of propagation, but no sowing method appears.

For garden use, Plants For A Future lists sun or light shade. It places the tree in woodland gardens and at sunny woodland edges. It prefers moist soil and accepts sand, loam, or clay. Its stated pH range runs from mildly acid to mildly alkaline. This gives gardeners some choice of soil and planting position. The sources provide no tested cold limit or hardiness zone. They also give no pruning needs or growth rate. No species-specific pest or disease problems appear in the supplied evidence.

Plants For A Future gives it no food or medicinal rating. It lists no known medicinal uses and no clear edible parts. The same source reports no known hazards. That statement does not establish safety for people or pets. It records no weed potential, though it supplies no regional assessment. Its supported garden role is as a tree for woodland planting. The evidence does not establish further landscape uses.