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Cultivar: ssp. monticola for Halesia tetraptera

Notes

ssp. monticola (a.k.a. H. monticola) - larger, more tree-like form; to 80' tall; found at elevations of 3000' or more in the southeast; this plant is considered by some to be a separate species; one or several main trunks and a conical, bushy crown; leaves and flowers are larger and coarser than typical H. tetraptera; less tolerant of heat than H. tetraptera.