Scientific Name:	Stewartia sinensis
Pronunciation:	stoo-AR-tee-uh sye-NEN-siss
Common Name:	Chinese stewartia
Family Name:	Theaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Bark is whitish-tan to cinnamon colour, smooth, and exfoliating; large black capsule fruits in the summer.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 15 - 22m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: (Hubei ) Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow, Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Obovate Apices: Acuminate, Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Ciliate, Entire, Undulate (wavy)

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown, Black Fruiting Time: Sep, Nov Additional Info: Showy, The capsule has 5 angles, 5 beaks, and is 3/4' wide, making it the largest in its genus.

Bark Morphology: Exfoliating, Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: White, Orange, Tan, Brown Additional Info: Cinnamon-like appearance, and peels off in long sheets; relatively similar to Acer griseum.     Leaf Bud Type: Stalked Leaf Scar Shape: V-shaped

Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (ONW) Overpass North side West Location Map

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