Sturdy shrub to medium-high tree with a broad, pyramidal crown that eventually becomes oval. The smooth grey to grey-brown bark scales in thin plates to reveal beige orange, cinnamon to purplish brown bast. This produces a decorative trunk. In autumn the leaf turns a lovely orange to orange-red. The single flowers open from the end of June into July, but this can sometimes persist into August. The flowers are white with yellow stamens and resemble Camellia. The blossom is replaced by woody capsules. These burst open into five segments at the tip. Young plants may be damaged by severe frost. Although separated in the literature, ‘Koreana’ is not much different from the species. Features such as the slightly larger, less bowl-shaped flowers and a more orange autumn colour are also found in Japanese populations of S. pseudocamellia.
Stewartia pseudocamellia 'Koreana' môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 12 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Stewartia pseudocamellia 'Koreana' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 12 m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Stewartia pseudocamellia 'Koreana' sa na jeseň sfarbia do oranžová, červená."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Stewartia pseudocamellia 'Koreana' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.