Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia shade More drought-tolerant and disease-resistant than

More drought-tolerant and disease-resistant than the straight species

Mature size: 2–3 feet tall

When there is texture and color like this

Mature size: 8 feet tall & wide

lightly fragrant flowers make a delicate

Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia shade More drought-tolerant and disease-resistant thanOn this Chinese form, pink to beet red bracts open in late spring and early summer to 2 inch white flowers, delicately pink infused. The persistent red bracts with the reddish seed capsules continue to be ornate long after the flowers are gone. Fall color is dark, purple red; winter shows off finely furrowed bark. A more densely branched species of this lovely genus. Mature size: 20 30 feet tall & 12 15 feet wide; slow grower Minimum temperature: 0 F