{"product_id":"stewartia-sinensis-chinese-stewartia","title":"Stewartia Sinensis - Chinese Stewartia","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinese Stewartia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelated to camellias (and our own domestic tea), Stewartia sinensis is a small to medium-sized, deciduous tree with a spreading, open habit, grown for its bark, flowers and autumn colour. The bark is exceptionally beautiful, ‘as smooth as alabaster and the colour of weathered sandstone’, according to Kew curator William Bean, ‘It turns purple, later brown, then peels away in translucent scrolls, exposing the fresh [sand-coloured] inner coating.’ The ovate leaves are deep green, turning reddish-purple in autumn.  Single, pure-white, camellia-like flowers with a prominent boss of golden-yellow stamens, very attractive to bees, are borne in midsummer. Chinese stewartia makes a lovely specimen, giving year-round interest. Like all stewartias, it dislikes disturbance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSite: \u003c\/b\u003eSheltered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil: \u003c\/b\u003e Light, well-drained, acid to neutral soil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePosition: \u003c\/b\u003eDappled shade; tolerates full sun in reliably moist soil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason of interest: \u003c\/b\u003eAll year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/b\u003e Fully hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight: \u003c\/b\u003e33’ (10m) \u003cb\u003eSpread: \u003c\/b\u003e20’ (6m) in 20 years \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Pot | 7.5L \/ 3-4ft","offer_id":48736790511873,"sku":"ZNV0D 1689559990306","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1540\/4801\/files\/Stewartia_sinensis_08.jpg?v=1777969771","url":"https:\/\/futureforests-us.com\/products\/stewartia-sinensis-chinese-stewartia","provider":"Future-Forests","version":"1.0","type":"link"}