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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 20 to 35 feet
Plant Spread: 18 to 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Pale yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Flowering Tree
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP4,145 (1977)
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2003 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Parentage: Magnolia acuminata x Magnolia denudata

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  • Magnolia

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-04-12
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-12

Date: 2017-04-05
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-16
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-04-28

Date: April 2009
At a nursery

Date: April, 2009
At a nursery
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2022
Cloudy day.
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-04-28
Partial sun.
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-29
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-04-30

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-03
Location: A nursery in Belgium
Date: 2012-04-25
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