General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 15 to 25 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Flowering Tree
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Loebner Magnolia
  • Saucer Magnolia
  • Magnolia
Also sold as:
  • Illinois

Photo Gallery
Location: Magnolia Cove, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-04-15
Magnolia x loebneri 'Spring Snow' - a crop to show the pink strea
Location: Magnolia Cove, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-04-15
Magnolia x loebneri 'Spring Snow'.  The undersides of the stamens
Location: Magnolia Cove, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-04-15
A fairly young specimen of M. 'Spring Snow'.  The smaller white m
Location: Magnolia Cove, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-04-15
Magnolia x loebneri 'Spring Snow' - a bud (left), the backside of

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