Stewartia rostrata, Upright or Beaked Stewartia

On this Chinese form, pink to beet-red bracts open in late spring and early summer to 2-inch white flowers, delicately pink-infused. The persistent red bracts with the reddish seed capsules continue to be ornate long after the flowers are gone. Fall color is dark, purple-red; winter shows off finely furrowed bark. A more densely-branched species of this lovely genus. Mature size: 20-30 feet tall & 12-15 feet wide; slow grower Minimum temperature: 0° F