IF I WERE to name my five favorite trees, Stewartia definitely would be one of them. These camellia relatives hail from Japan, Korea, China and the Southeast United States. Stewartia varieties grow to ...

Q: We had to replace a couple of trees that we lost due to last year's crazy weather. This spring we added a 'Forest Pansy' redbud, a paperbark maple and a stewartia. I've been faithful to water them ...

What: Orangebark Stewartia, Stewartia monadelpha, is an outstanding tree for year-round interest. Its delicate, white, saucer-shaped flowers dot the branches in June and early July. The dark green ...

Though light is limited in my shady garden, I’ve pushed the envelope by selecting a few ornamental trees and shrubs that require at least some sun. In the case of Japanese stewartia, it’s been a ...

Q: I have a Japanese stewartia that's not doing well. After more than 4 years, it's still not even 3 feet tall. It's growing in full shade that's also dry. I finally got drip irrigation this year, and ...

Easily grown and beautiful in all four seasons, Japanese Stewartia earns its keep in the garden year-round. Valuable as a specimen tree in the lawn or shrub border, it offers long-term impact in the ...

Featuring striated grey bark that exfoliates magnificently as it begins to age, this elegant vase-shaped specimen tree looks handsome and interesting all year-round. The leaves start out purple in the ...