Scientific Name:
Magnolia
x
loebneri
Pronunciation:
mag-NO-lee-uh ex LOEB-nur-eye
Common Name:
Loebner magnolia
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most blades obovate, 8-15cm long x 3-7cm wide; flowers star-shaped, 8-13cm wide, tepals 9(-)12-15, narrow-spatulate, (9-)11-13(-18)cm long, white to pinkish, fragrant, appearing before the leaves; fruit small, orange-red. Winter ID: twigs with aweet fragrance when crushed; lenticels prominent, oval, grey; flower buds 1.5-2.2cm long, hairy; branch bark ridge very prominent.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (M. kobus x M. stellata)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Shade tree, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include M. 'Leonard Messel' (tepals narrow, pink to white narrow), and M. 'Merrill' (tepals wider and only white).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, bright orange
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : cv. Leonard Messel
- (MCF) Main Courtyard Fountain : cv. Leonard Messel
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLE) Turf Field Lab East : cv. Merrill
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North : cv. Leonard Messel