Family: Magnoliaceae
Scientific Name: Magnolia kobus
Common Name: Kobus Magnolia
| Description | A small to large tree with white flowers in April. |
| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-lee-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, resents dry |
| Soil & Site | native to moist humus rich sites, tolerates average, resents dry |
| Temperature | flowers are frost sensitive |
| Flowers | 3 outer shorter tepals and 6 inner tepals, white with a flush of pink |
| Leaves | simple elliptical leaves, downy buds, somewhat showy yellow fall foliage |
| Dimensions | 25 feet tall by 35 foot spread |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to regions of Japan. |
| Cultivar Origin | First introduced in America by George Hall in 1861. |
| Notes & Reference | #86-Magnolia A Gardener’s Guide (Gardiner) |
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