Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin Rather than a fruit crop

Rather than a fruit crop

The dried stems

growth may spread aggressively

building a dense green carpet that can be mowed or edged like a lawn

Stewartia pseudocamellia Vilmorin Rather than a fruit cropThis lovely flowering tree in the tea family is native to Japan. It is uncommon but is probably the Stewartia most often seen in cultivation. It is a small to medium size deciduous tree that bears large white flowers with yellow stamens and has attractive exfoliating bark and good yellow to red fall color. Plant in fertile, well drained soil in sun or semi shade with irrigation during dry periods. Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants describes it as