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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

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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:

2011-0504A

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/ax738295239-3043-4119-8301-1ce1d3a0fa06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2011-0504A