How Sourwood Honey North Carolina Is Changing the Game - Away State Journal
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) is a small deciduous tree in the heath family Ericaceae. This native tree grows throughout the Eastern United States from Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina north to Pennsylvania.
Purple honey, also known as blue honey, is shown on the left, with regular honey on the right. Purple honey is known to come from honeybees in the Sandhills of North Carolina, but local beekeepers and ...
The sourwood is hardy in the north and a worthy ornamental tree in lawns and parks. Its late bloom makes it desirable, and its autumnal coloring is particularly beautiful and brilliant.
Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) grows in the upland forests of the southeastern United States. Also known as sorrel-tree or lily-of-the-valley-tree, its flowers are an important source of honey in some areas but it is of little value as a timber species.
Oxydendrum arboreum (/ ˌɒksɪˈdɛndrəm ɑːrˈbɔːriəm / OK-sih-DEN-drəm ar-BOR-ee-əm), [3] commonly known as sourwood or sorrel tree, is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian ...
Sourwood is a deciduous, small to medium tree in the blueberry family (Ericaceae). It is native to the eastern and southern United States, from Pennsylvania to northern Florida and west to Ohio and Louisiana.
