Stewartia pseudocamellia |
Native Region: Japan
Zone Range: 05-09
Preferred Climate: Temperate
Harvest Date: Wednesday 02 November, 2022
Seed count: 15-20
Description:
This columnar deciduous tree has peeling red-brown to gray bark. The ovate green leaves turn yellow, orange or red in fall. White camellia-like flowers with yellow stamens appear in mid-summer. Height to 70 feet/spread 25 feet.
Notes:
In gardens, height typically about 30 feet.
Scarification may improve germination. If sowing in spring, warm stratify for 4 months; follow with period of 3 months of cold stratification. Then plant in containers at 20 degrees Celsius for germination.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Grow on in moist but well-drained, acidic humusy soil in full sun or light shade.
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