What's That Tree?
Identification and Information on Seasonably Beautiful Trees and Shrubs in Southeastern Pennsylvania

September 11, 2007

Japanese Stewartia
(Stewartia pseudocamellia)

Height: 25' - 40'  Spread: 15' - 20'
Exposure: Full Shade to Full Sun Moisture: Moist Soil
Summer Leaf: Green   Fall Leaf: purple, red, yellow
Bloom Time: Summer   Bloom Color:  Yellow
Fruit: Green   Growth Rate: Slow
Form: Oval, Pyramidal

PAPERBARK MAPLE
(Acer griseum)

Height: 15' - 25'  Spread: 15' - 25'
Exposure: Full Shade to Full Sun Moisture: Moist Soil
Summer Leaf: Green   Fall Leaf: Red  Bloom Time: Spring
Growth Rate: Slow  Form: Oval, Upright, Vase

CAROLINA HEMLOCK
(Tsuga caroliniana)

Height: 45' - 60' Spread: 25' - 35''
Exposure: Full Shade to Full Sun Moisture: Moist Soil
Summer Leaf: Green Fall Leaf: No Change
Bloom Color: Green, Yellow Bloom Time: Spring
Fruit: Brown, Growth Rate: Slow Form: Pyramidal