| Description | White Rose Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri) has an increased number of petals, giving it rose-like white flowers displayed on a small tree. |
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| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah)(LEEB-ner-eye) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, slightly acidic |
| Flowers | White flowers have at least 12 tepals, creating a rose-like flower. Open from dark pink buds. |
| Fruit | an aggregate of follicles |
| Leaves | Bronze-green upon emergence, dark green at maturity, and yellow-bronze in the fall. |
| Stems | Trunk is silvery gray, smooth, and sculptured on older trunks. |
| Dimensions | 15-20 feet |
| Cultivar Origin | Magnolia kobus × M. stellata |
| Misc Facts | The genus Loebneri is named after Max Loebner, the original hybridizer of M. Kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |
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