I would call this plant a tall shrub/ small tree. First time I saw this was on the campus of Swarthmore College in PA. It was about 12-15ft tall and maybe 6-8ft wide. I assume they did not do a lot of pruning . Be sure to give it some space.

Here is a link that might be useful: small tree

It has some space I just like the bushy look.. I planted one at my last house 2 years before I left.

Curious what it looks like now (ie filled in).

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Thanks for expanding our horizons whaas! You sent me on a desktop vacation finding out more about Seven Sons Flower. Wikipedia says "The generic name of Heptacodium means 'seven flowers' (hence 'Seven Sons'), seven being the average number of flowers on a head. The specific epithet miconioides alludes to the similarities of the plant to the unrelated Meadow Beauty genus, Miconia."

Looks like Heptacodium miconioides is beautiful as both a shrub and small tree. Does it have any bad habits like aggressive roots or dropping litter throughout the growing season?

Barbara

Lol, no problem! Some hate it but others, like myself, love em. Nothing beats an August/September flowering tree. Hummingbirds and bees love em.

The only issues I've come across are canker, which seem to be more of an issue in the midwest and east coast and then they can be somewhat variable in shape and density.

First came across one at the Chicago Botanic Gardens (yes I love this place).