Stewartia pseudocamellia Maxim.

A deciduous tree. It grows 15-22 m tall and spreads 6-7.5 m wide. The bark is pink to red-brown and flaking. The leaves are oval and 10 cm long by 6 cm wide. The leaves eventually turn yellow-orange to red-purple. The flowers are white and cup-shaped. They are 6 cm across. The flowers have 2 leafy bracts outside the sepals. The flowers are borne as one or two together in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a woody, red-brown capsule. It is 2 cm long.

It is a temperate plant. It is native to Japan. It grows in woods in the mountains. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.