Styracaceae

Carolina Silverbell

Halesia caroliniana
Tree ID: 120
Date of tree entry: February 5, 2020
A tall, skinny tree that is leaning to a sharp angle. It has two large branches holding it up so that it does not fall, however it does not look to be slanted to the point of being uprooted. The branches begin nearer to the top of the tree and are thin and sparce.

Epaulette Tree
Pterostyrax hispidus
Tree ID: 8
Date of tree entry: March 23, 2014
A rare find, this epaulette tree (Pterostyrax hispida) is the only one of its kind on the Yale Campus. The genus name refers to its fruits, "pteron" meaning "wing" and "styrax" refering to the ribbed fruit. The species name, "hispidus", references the fruit...
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