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Life Form:
Deciduous tree
Average Height:
20-30'
Bark Characteristics:
Smooth, silver-gray
Bloom Characteristics:
White, pink, or purple cup-like blossoms which appear before leaves.
Fall Color:
Yellow
Foliage Characteristics:
New leaves reddish, but mature to green.Leaves are simple, alternate, have entire margines, and oblong shaped with a pointed tip. 4-8" long.
Fruit Characteristics:
Some 1-4" long cones produced. For those that do produce cones, they may split to reveal red-orange fruit. Matures from August-September.
Key ID Characteristics:
Bark; saucer-shaped flowers; multi-trunked or wit low main branches; hairs on flower buds are dense and short
Structure:
Round
Range:
Cultivated
Description:
Known as the saucer magnolia, this commonly grown deciduous magnolia hybrid was first crossed in the early 1800s by Chevalier Etienne Soulange-Bodin. It blooms beautifully in early spring before its leaves come in, presenting a display of pink flowers with white interiors covering dark branches. This magnolia can also have another, sporadic bloom in the fall, although these flowers are typically less vibrant.
Hardiness:
-30 - 30 F
Bloom Time:
Mid- to late April
Parentage:
M.denudata x M. liliiflora
Provenance:
Uncertain
Topic:
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Common Name:
Saucer Magnolia
Chinese Magnolia
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Magnolianae
Order:
Magnoliales
Family:
Magnoliaceae
Genus:
Magnolia
Species:
× soulangeana
Accession Number:
2011-0568A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
On Display:
Enid A. Haupt Garden
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax751447eec-9418-4d98-b5bd-e9da6789d51a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-0568A