Family: Magnoliaceae
Scientific Name: Magnolia kobus
Common Name: Kobus Magnolia
Description | A small to large tree with white flowers in April. |
Pronunciation | (mag-NO-lee-uh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, resents dry |
Soil & Site | native to moist humus rich sites, tolerates average, resents dry |
Temperature | flowers are frost sensitive |
Flowers | 3 outer shorter tepals and 6 inner tepals, white with a flush of pink |
Leaves | simple elliptical leaves, downy buds, somewhat showy yellow fall foliage |
Dimensions | 25 feet tall by 35 foot spread |
Propagation | seeds |
Native Site | Native to regions of Japan. |
Cultivar Origin | First introduced in America by George Hall in 1861. |
Notes & Reference | #86-Magnolia A Gardener’s Guide (Gardiner) |
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