Paul recently introduced a seedless Japanese Tree Lilac named Snowdance, which becomes a chubby butter ball about 20′ wide and 20′ tall. Snowcap Japanese Tree Lilac carries a rating of 15′-20-‘ tall by 10′-15′ wide, and Bailey Nurseries from St.

Ivory Pillar Japanese Tree Lilac was also chosen for its narrower width of approximately 10-12′ wide and a bit shorter at 18′ tall. Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac is a slightly narrower cultivar that now has become fairly widely available, maturing to about 15′ wide. For homeowners who desire a s lightly smaller sized ornamental tree, several more varieties of Japanese Tree Lilac have been selected and brought to market. The standard Japanese Tree Lilacs grow to a medium size of about 25′ tall by 20′ wide, producing their very large blossoms about 3 to 4 weeks after the common lilac shrubs have finished their May bloom cycle. Another great feature about Japanese Tree Lilacs is that they are very fragrant! Lilacs in general, and Japanese Tree Lilacs in particular have the ability to grow nicely in these difficult clay soils, as long as you avoid soggy, poorly drained locations. Most of us quickly learn that clay is difficult to dig in, and not very fertile which causes many landscape plants to struggle. When the glaciers that covered Minnesota melted about 10,000 years ago, they left behind a tremendously wide variety of soils, including plenty of clay, which is quite common in the Northfield area. Japanese Tree Lilacs produce lovely white to creamy white blossoms in mid to late June, and have demonstrated their ability to grow well in clay soils, as long as the location chosen drains properly.

Here in southern Minnesota many homeowners have had frustrations with trying to get trees to grow well in poor quality soils especially clay soils.

Purple japanese lilac tree