Scientific Name: Magnolia denudata
Common Name: Yulan magnolia, lily tree
Family Name: Magnoliaceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Plant Type: Tree - deciduous
Mature Size: 7 - 10m x 7 - 10m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Round
Texture: Coarse
Landscape Uses: Fragrance, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Obovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers solitary, White, Mar-Apr-May
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Red, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves large, appearing to be whorled; flowers mostly with 9 thick tepals with a citrus-lemon fragrance, early to late spring. Winter ID: reddish-brown twigs with white lenticels; buds hairy; leaf scars heart-shped with 7 bundle scars.