Stewartia pseudocamellia

Here is one of the best landscape trees on the market. It is easy to grow in most conditions and beautiful through all four seasons. Light green foliage emerges in spring and is followed by large, white camelia-like flowers in summer. Fall brings bold red and orange foliage. Finally, the leaves drop and expose the exfoliating bark on mature growth; new growth shines a beautiful deep red all winter long.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 5 to 8

Family: Theaceae

Type: Deciduous Tree

Height: 20 to 40 feet

Spread: 15 to 30 feet

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Soil Conditions: evenly moist, organically rich, moderately acidic, well-drained sandy loams

Bloom Time: June to July

Bloom Description: White

Native Range: Japan and Korea

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (blooms) Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (trunk) Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 3 (buds) Plant Image Library from Boston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 4 (fall foliage) peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 5-8 by Ali McEnhill at Stonecrop Garden, Cold Spring, NY