Camellia japonica
Common camellia · also Japanese camellia, Camelia
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Camellia japonica is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to China and Japan, growing naturally in forests at altitudes of 300–1,100 meters. It features a dense canopy of dark green leaves and showy flowers, making it a popular ornamental plant with thousands of cultivated varieties.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,9961.3%—3.1 in
- 940.01%——
- 920.06%—3.2 in
- 90.01%4.5 yr—
- 80.00%—3.0 in
- 60.00%—1.9 in
- 30.00%—6.0 in
- 20.00%—1.5 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–10 ft
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 3.4 in, 90th percentile 4.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Other Camellia in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
