Magnolia, Saucer
Magnolia x soulangiana
Magnoliaceae - Magnolia

Description

Leaves: Alternate; simple; obovate to broadly oblong; 3" to 6" across; 1-1/2" to 3" wide; deciduous; entire margin with narrow, pointed apex; glabrous; dark green above.

Twigs/buds: Twigs fairly stout; brown; glabrous; fragrant when crushed. Terminal buds 1/2" to 3/4" long, silky; lateral buds smaller.

Flowers/fruit: Flowers perfect, large (5" to 10"), showy, white to pink to purplish; open in spring before the leaves; often whitish inside and pink to purple outside. Fruit an aggregate of follicles; held upright; matures in August-September.

Bark: Gray on older trunks, usually smooth.

Wood: No information available.

General: This species is a hybrid of lily magnolia (M. quinquepeta) and Yulan magnolia (M. heptapeta), both natives of China. Shade intolerant.

Landscape Use: Attractive tree with beautiful flowers that does well throughout the much of Utah. This is a small to medium-sized, spreading tree. Flowers are very attractive, but flower buds are sometimes injured by late frosts. I have seen several examples of this tree doing well and blooming in Logan. Zones 4-9.

Cultivars: 'Alba Superba', 'Alexandrina', 'Amabilis', 'Andre LeRoy', 'Big Pink', 'Brozzonii', 'Burgundy', 'Candolleana', 'Deep Purple Dream',' Eleanor Coates', 'Eleanor May', 'Etienne Soulange-Bodin', 'Forrest Pink', 'Grace McDade', 'Lennei', 'Lennei Alba', 'Lilliputian', 'Lombardy Rose', 'Momoju', 'Nakamura #3', 'Norbertii', 'Picture', 'Picture Superba', 'Purple and White', 'Purpliana', 'Red Head', 'Ruby', 'Rustica Rubra', 'San Jose', 'Speciosa', 'Striped Spice', 'Suishoreu', 'Superba Rosea', 'Toju', 'Triumphans', 'Veitchii Rubra', 'Verbanica', 'White Giant.

Characteristics

General

Family Magnoliaceae - Magnolia
Cultivar Availability Yes
Hardiness Zone 4-9
Type Broadleaf
Utah Native No

Growth

Growth Rate Medium
Mature Height Medium
Longevity High
Is Good Under Power Lines No
Crown Shapes Rounded

Ornamental

Bark Yes
Fall Color No
Flowers Yes
Foliage No
Fruit No

Tolerance

Shade Medium
Salt Medium
Drought Low
Poor Drainage Low
Alkalinity Medium
Transplanting Low