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Stewartia pseudocamellia
Japanese Stewartia
Origin: Japan.
| Family |
| Theaceae |
| Genus |
| Stewartia |
| Species |
| pseudocamellia |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-32) - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-25) - 20 |
| Height |
| 6-9 m |
| Spread |
| 6-9 m |
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| General Description |
| A stunning small deciduous tree with a colourful (grey, orange and reddish-brown) exfoliating bark, showy white flowers and foliage which is bronzy purple in its youth maturing into a darker green and turning red or orange in autumn. |
| Cultivation |
| Moist, acidic, well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Flaking bark with ovate leaves topped with cupped five-petaled white flowers. |
| Pests |
| No major issues. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Exfoliating in strips of grey, orange and reddish brown. |
| Leaf Description |
| Serrated leaves, bronzy purple in its youth maturing to a dark green and turning red or orange in autumn. |
| Flower Description |
| Cup-shapped white, 5-petalled flowers with orange anthers, 6 cm in diameter. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Gardens of Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Softwood cuttings in spring or semi-hardwood in late summer. |
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