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Quercus stewardiana

Quercus stewardiana is a tree from southern China in the beech and oak family, growing up to about 12 m tall with waxy, white-undersided leaves. Give it full sun and well-drained soil in a large space, as it is a landscape tree rather than a houseplant.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells while established, and let the top layer of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral loam.
Temperature
Hardy to about -10 °C in mild climates; protect young trees from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. China
Climate
temperate

About

Quercus stewardiana is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is widespread across southern China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang). It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

Quercus stewardiana is a tree up to 12 meters tall. Twigs are hairless. Leaves can be as much as 12 cm long, green on the top but white and waxy on the underside.

Other Quercus plants

Quercus acatenangensis · Mapleleaf oak · Quercus acherdophylla · Quercus acrodonta · Quercus aculcingensis · Red Wood Evergreen Oak · Quercus acutangula · Quercus acutifolia · Sawtooth oak · Quercus aerea · African Oak · Quercus affinis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Quercus stewardiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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