USDA Zones: 3 - 7
Light: Sun
Form: Upright/Vase-Shaped
Height:  30 feet
Width:  15 feet
Height at 20 years: 15 feet
Flower Colors: White
Bloom Time: late spring - early summer

Special Features:
Attractive Foliage
Easy to Grow
Flowers
Fragrant
Winter Interest

This small tree can reach 30 feet, and can be trained to a single stem or allowed to develop multiple trunks. The snow-white, fragrant flower trusses resemble the common lilac's but appear about a month later. Its smooth, reddish bark resembles that of a cherry tree.

Notable Varieties

• 'Ivory Silk' is a Canadian variety with upright, symmetrical form; this variety flowers very young.
• Manchurian tree lilac (Syringa reticulata 'mandschurica') is similar but smaller and more shrubby.

Planting
Plant in a sunny location in rich, well-drained soil that is neutral or slightly alkaline..