Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia)

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia)

 


Pronunciation: mag-NO-lee-uh ex soo-lan-jee-AY-nuh
Family: Magnoliaceae 
Plant type: Deciduous flowering tree
Origin: garden origin
Zone: 5
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Mature size
  Height: 5 - 7 m
  Spread: 5-7 m
Habit: spreading
Form: oval, vertical round
Texture: medium
Exposure - full sun, part sun
Preferred soil - acidic well drained
Landscape uses - specimen plant
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Leaves
Arrangement: simple, alternate
Shape: acute, cuspidate
Size: 14 - 15 cm x 9 - 11 cm
Margin:
Characteristics: pinnate venation, glabrous, leaf hairs on lower surface only, 
Colour: green 
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Flowers
Inflorescence type: solitary
Colour: showy, white, pink
Size: 11 cm
Time: March April
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Fruit type: folicle, aborted, aggregate fruit
Colour: peach, orange, pink, brown
 Time: Sept, Oct
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Stem
Description: smooth
Colour: splotches of grey brown white
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Propagation - leaf bud cuttings, softwood cuttings, layering
Comments - flowers bloom before foliage, very fragrant, very ancient genus 
Pests - Anthracnose, dieback, scale

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