Japanese Stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamellia var. koreana
Theaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Japan
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection
Source of plant
Iseli Nursery, Princeton Nurseries
Description
Small to medium-sized pyramidal-oval tree. The mature landscape size is probably 30-40', but in the wild it can attain 60'. Flowers 2 - 2 1/2" across, white with white filaments and orange anthers, borne in July. Leaves dark green, 1 1/2 - 3 1/2" long, assuming yellow, or red to dark purplish-red tints in autumn. Bark flaky, ranging from soft grays and browns to orangish brown, that will often all intermingle on the same tree.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
bark, flowering season