TREES IN THE ARBORETUM
Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana
A fairly large tree that will be good to view in all seasons..
Sturdy shrub to medium-high tree with a broad, pyramidal crown that eventually becomes oval. The smooth grey to grey-brown bark scales in thin plates to reveal beige orange, cinnamon to purplish brown bast. This produces a decorative trunk.
How to growCultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, moist soil and protect from cold drying winds
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in mid to late summer. Propagate by seed (sown outdoors) in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning group 1
Pest Generally pest-free
Diseases Generally disease-free
Sturdy shrub to medium-high tree with a broad, pyramidal crown that eventually becomes oval. The smooth grey to grey-brown bark scales in thin plates to reveal beige orange, cinnamon to purplish brown bast. This produces a decorative trunk.
How to growCultivation
Grow in moderately fertile, moist soil and protect from cold drying winds
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in mid to late summer. Propagate by seed (sown outdoors) in autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Low Maintenance
Pruning group 1
Pest Generally pest-free
Diseases Generally disease-free
Botanical details
Family. Theaceae
Native to the UK. No
Foliage. Deciduous
Habit. Bushy
GenusStewartia are deciduous trees or shrubs, often with attractive peeling bark, ovate leaves and showy white flowers; good autumn colour
Name status. Accepted
Plant range. Korea
Family. Theaceae
Native to the UK. No
Foliage. Deciduous
Habit. Bushy
GenusStewartia are deciduous trees or shrubs, often with attractive peeling bark, ovate leaves and showy white flowers; good autumn colour
Name status. Accepted
Plant range. Korea
