| 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 alternate (may appear whorled near stem tips), obovate, most 13-17cm long x 7-11cm wide, apex caudate; 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-shaped with 7 bundle scars. | |