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Stewartia sinensis
Chinese stewartia is a small deciduous flowering tree from central and eastern China, usually 9 m tall in gardens. It grows best in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered spot, with partial shade in hot climates.
Stewartia sinensis, the Chinese stewartia, is a species of flowering plant in the camellia family Theaceae, native to central and eastern China. It is typically a small deciduous tree, growing to about 9 m (30 ft) tall. In its native forests, S. sinensis has been known to achieve a maximum height of 20 m (66 ft) tall by 7 m (23 ft) broad.
In the UK Stewartia sinensis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stewartia sinensis 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.
