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Japanese Stewartia

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Common Name:  Japanese Stewartia

Scientific Name: Stewartia pseudocamellia  

Location: Spalding Circle

Size: 1.5 inches diameter at breast height

Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia map of location

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Native to:  Japan

This tree typically grows to:  15-40 feet tall and 8 to 20 feet wide

This tree prefers these conditions:  Full sun to part shade in hottest time of day, medium moisture

Special about this tree:  

  • Beautiful all-season tree.
  • Can be single trunk or multi-stem.
  • Very fragrant camellia-like white flowers in June.
  • Dark green foliage turns yellow, crimson and purple in fall.
  • Light gray bark peels to reveal silvery and cinnamon inner bark, creating “camo” pattern.
  • Slow-growing.

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Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia tree
Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia bark
Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia flower
Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia leaves and bud in relation to quarter
Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia leaves and buds on branch
Japanese Stewartia, Stewartia pseudocamellia leaves on branch

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