Momary

Thank you so much for your reply. I hadn't thought that I might be over watering it since my trickle method has always worked so well for me. It is in a raised bed with good drainage & last week I didn't water it at all because we got more than an inch of rain. I too read that the rostrata can take more sun so I think I will leave it for now & watch it like a hawk. If it shows any other signs of distress I'll have to reconsider. Feeling hopeful... If it adapts to the sunny spot it's going to be the perfect slow-growing, small deck tree.

We moved into a new house last fall & in my zeal to begin bed building I failed to really observe sunlight around the house. I found a stewartia this spring that I fell in love with & knowing that I would want a deck tree on the north east corner made the purchase. I know stewartia prefers part sun & I was thinking the area I wanted it for would be perfect. I was wrong, as it seems that deck corner gets sun pretty much all day long. The stewartia may be a little stressed with a little bit of red trim around the green leaves. It is a rostrata but I'm thinking the red in the leaves could signal distress. I am diligent in deep watering twice a week & I'm wondering if my stewartia will adapt to the full sun or if I should just give up & move it to the east side of the house where it will be happy but I won't see it very often. It has only been in the ground for 3-4 weeks. Anyone have a happy stewartia in full sun? I've posted a picture.