Halesia carolina L.

Shrubs or trees to 24 m. Leaves: petiole 11-29 mm; blade whitish green or grayish green abaxially, ovate-oblong, elliptic, or obovate to oblanceolate, 8.7-22.5 × 3.8-11.4 cm, length 1.5-3.3 times width, margins 25-80-toothed, abaxial surface not shiny, quaternary veins not raised abaxially. Inflorescences appearing fasciculate, 2-6-flowered, sometimes solitary flowers, ebracteolate. Flowers: sepals 2-5 × 1.5-3 mm; corolla open prior to anthesis, 10-29 mm, glabrous, tube 7-26 mm, lobes 3-7 × 5-12 mm; stamens 12-16, 9-17 mm; filaments adnate to corolla 2-3 mm, free portion connate 1-3 mm, distinct portion 5-14 mm, glabrous abaxially, hairy adaxially; anthers 2.5-4 mm; style glabrous. Fruits ± equally 4-winged, ellipsoid to clavate, 2.4-5 × 0.7-2.6 cm. 2n = 24.

It is a temperate plant. It is native to S.E. United States. It grows in rich moist woods and by streams. It is a cool climate plant. They do best in a sheltered position. They need a well drained, moist and neutral to acid soil. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. Arboretum Tasmania.

The ripe fruit are eaten. The unripe fruit are made into pickles.

Plants can be grown from seed or softwood cuttings.