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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 15-25 feet (5-8 meters) in 10 years
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Blooms are light yellow, with petals darker at the base, and on the undersides, shading to nearly white at the tips and upper sides
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
5"-6"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Other: One of the later blooming magnolias
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Parentage: Miss Honeybee x Sawada's Cream

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Common names
  • Magnolia
  • Cucumber Magnolia
Also sold as:
  • Gold Finch

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Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-12
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-01

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