Botanical Name: Stewartia pseudocamellia
Common Name: Japanese stewartia
Family: Theaceae
Distribution/Origin: Japan
Leaf/Bud: simple, green, good fall color,
Flower/Inflorescence: simple, 5 white petals, orange anthers, prolific flowering June - August
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark: smooth bark exfoliates with age, rich brown color
Size:
Habit: upright, open branching
Form: vase
Culture: moist well-drained soil
Landscape Use: tree or shrub
Notes: good alternitive to Acer, won't get verticillium wilt