| Description | A yellow Magnolia that blooms late avoiding late frosts. |
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| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | grows best in full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average to rich, well drained, slightly acid |
| Temperature | hardy to -20 F |
| Flowers | yellow tepals, purple base |
| Fruit | aggregate of follicles, dries to brown |
| Stems | pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
| Dimensions | up to 20-25 plus feet, spread and height |
| Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best planted in a spot protected from the wind, this will help cut down on flowers being shatter by the wind |
| Cultivar Origin | August Kerr, ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Elizabeth’ cross |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Pierre Magnol, French botanist (1638-1715) |
| Author's Notes | One spring when I was walking through the Olbrich Botanic Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin USA, I turned the corner of the walk and there was this stunning Magnolia. The contrast of the yellow and purple base of the tepals plus some apple green in the early buds, make this a outstanding plant. |
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