LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE

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• A South American native, this tree needs regular water and even thrives in wet spots. Sometimes called flowering oak, in the summer it bears hundreds of white, bell-shaped flowers almost an inch long. Red and cream seed pods are attractive, but can be messy. Hardy to 16 degrees.
   
• Stake and prune when young; tends to send out many low and crossing and competing branches in the tree's center.
   
• Height to 25 feet.
   
• Another "Lily-of-the-Valley" tree, Clethra arborea, is more easily damaged by frost and prefers acid soils. Evergreen glossy leaves and fragrant flowers in late summer. Upright growth to 20 feet.