Japanese Stewartia

Did you know

• Japanese stewartia is considered one of the finest four-season ornamental trees, offering flowers, fall color, and exfoliating bark.
• The camellia-like white flowers with bright orange stamens bloom in midsummer when few other trees are flowering.
• Its bark peels in puzzle-like patches of grey, orange, and cream — sometimes called 'camo bark.'
• Autumn foliage ranges from red to purple to orange, rivaling the best Japanese maples.
• It belongs to the tea family (Theaceae) and is a close relative of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental specimen tree
• four-season garden focal point
• woodland edge planting
• park tree