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Stewartia monadelpha, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Stewartia monadelpha

Tall stewartia · also Orangebark stewartia, Japanese stewartia, Ma-lia-kuang

Multi-trunkDeciduous
104
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
6
cities
3.1 in
median trunk (8 cm, 93 measured)

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Stewartia monadelpha is a deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed tree native to the temperate rainforests of Japan. It features attractive fall color and winter branches. Ample moisture is needed when the tree is young for optimal growth.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Tokyo · Japan
    37—3.8 in
  2. Vancouver · Canada
    30—3.0 in
  3. New Westminster · Canada
    1816 yr3.0 in
  4. Victoria · Canada
    13—2.0 in
  5. Boston · United States
    4—22 in
  6. Amsterdam · Netherlands
    2—16 in

Traits

Form
Multi-trunk
Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
25 ft
Canopy spread
20 ft
Growth rate
Fast
Water needs
Moderate
Blooms
Jun, Jul, Aug

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 4.6 in, 90th percentile 7.2 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.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Hokkaido deciduous forests
  • Nihonkai montane deciduous forests
  • Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests

Other Stewartia in the catalogue

3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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