Species: Stewartia pseudocamellia

(stew-art'ee-ah sue-doe-ka-mee'lee-ah)

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Japanese Stewartia

Found on Course Walks

Rosaceous & Flowering Trees

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

'Ballet', 'Cascade', 'Milk and Honey', 'Pink Form'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree < 30 feet, Shrub > 8 feet

Height: 20' - 40' (equal spread)

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: pyramidal/oval - open/rounded

Ornamental Other: prefers full sun; does well in part shade; best protected from summer sun

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun, Part shade

Hardy To Zone: 5b

Soil Ph: Requires acid (pH 5.0 to 7.0)

Environmental Other: wonderful exfoliating gray/orange/red/brown bark; leaves emerge bronze/purple, turn dark green, then orange/red/bronze in fall; white flowers in July resemble camellias

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

relatively trouble free

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

Native to Japan

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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