
Stewartia monadelpha
Tall stewartia · also Orangebark stewartia, Japanese stewartia, Ma-lia-kuang
Report an issue with this species
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.
- 370.02%—3.8 in
- 300.02%—3.0 in
- 180.11%16 yr3.0 in
- 130.04%—2.0 in
- 40.00%—22 in
- 20.00%—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.