Stewartia pseudocamellia
Object Details
- Description
- Japanese stewartia is a member of the tea family and has lovely, camellia-like white flowers and ornamental bark.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 10 F
- Bloom Time
- June to July
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Japan; Korea
- Habitat
- Mountainous, open to dense mixed woodland; 175-1450 meters
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- Freer Gallery
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2017-0496A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Common Name
- Deciduous Camellia
- Japanese Stewartia
- Korean Stewartia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Stewartia
- Species
- pseudocamellia
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 12-40'
- Bark Characteristics
- Orange, green, and gray bark with a smooth, muscled texture. Older bark exfoliates.
- Bloom Characteristics
- Camellia-like white flowers with orange anthers. 2.5" diameter.
- Fall Color
- Purple, red, yellow
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, alternate, elliptic leaves with serrulate margins. 2-4" long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Brown, pointed, triangular capsule with 4-5 angles. Persistent. 1-3" long.
- Structure
- Pyramidal to oval
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2017-0496A
