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Stewartia monadelpha

 
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Family: Theaceae (tee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Stewartia (stew-ART-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: monadelpha (mon-ah-DEL-fuh) (Info)

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Category:
Trees

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
4.6 to 5.0 (highly acidic)
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
Scarify seed before sowing

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Monocromatico On Apr 27, 2004, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:

This is an asiatic short tree, reaching up to 10 meters tall at most. It has a smooth trunk with a cinnamom brown inner bark, It has a pyramidal shape, with a deep green foliage that turn red on fall. The flowers are small, white, slightly fragrant, single on the leaf axil, with many yellow stamens.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Baltimore, Maryland
West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Portland, Oregon
Seattle, Washington



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