Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 60-80 feet |
Plant Spread: | 30-50 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Parentage: | Magnolia virginiana × Magnolia grandiflora |
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