Thursday 20 December 2012

Stewartia pseudocamellia



Name: Stewartia pseudocamellia
Common Name:
  Japanese stewartia
Family:
 Theaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
broadly columnar
Hard. Zone
  usda 5
Mature Size
20m tall by 8m spread

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Leaf:  ovate to elliptical, finely toothed, dark green, 10cm long


Fall/Winter Color: yellow orange and red fall foliage

        Leaf Arr.        Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: rose like, cup shaped, white flowers, 6cm across with creamy yellow stamens


Infl. singly or pairs

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August. )     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
specimen


Limitations: infrequent
Other Features: peeling red brown to pink and gray bark, trouble free and easy to train

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