Botanical Name: Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk'
Type: Tree
Family: Oleaceae
Zone: Hardy to zone 3
Height: 6-8m
Spread: 5-6m
Bloom Description: Creamy white
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Street Tree, Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Clay Soil
Foliage: Dark Green
Fall Colour: Yellow
Shape: Broadly Oval
This is a medium-size sturdy tree with large, fragrant heads of creamy-white flowers in early July. It can be used as a specimen tree or in small group plantings.