Fast growing large tree which presents a special presentation every few years in our Deep South garden setting. Though the blooms can ta...Read Moreke short, early morning frosts quite well, it is susceptible to its early Spring blooming season.
Magnolia denudata is native to eastern and southern China, Yulan magnolia is a small deciduous tree that typically grows 30-40’ tall wi...Read Moreth a rounded spreading crown. It is also sometimes grown as a large shrub. Obovate leaves (to 6” long) are dark green above and light green below. Fragrant goblet-shaped white flowers (to 4-6” across), typically with 9 thick white petals, bloom in spring. Flowers bloom before the leaves emerge, as per the specific epithet of denudata (barren or leafless). Flowers give way to cone-like fruits that mature to red in late summer, releasing individual red coated seeds suspended on slender threads at maturity.
Synonymous with and formerly known as Magnolia heptapeta.
Genus name honors Pierre Magnol, French botanist (1638-1715). However, this species has been grown in Chinese gardens for at least 1000 years.
(Info courtesy of: Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFind...)
Fast growing large tree which presents a special presentation every few years in our Deep South garden setting. Though the blooms can ta...Read More
Magnolia denudata is native to eastern and southern China, Yulan magnolia is a small deciduous tree that typically grows 30-40’ tall wi...Read More