General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 15 to 25 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Very showy oval pink fruits of @ 3" that split open in the fall, revealing orangish-red seeds.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2003 Great Plant Picks Award Winner; National Flower of North Korea

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Common names
  • Oyama Magnolia
  • Magnolia
  • Siebold's Magnolia
  • Korean Mountain Magnolia
  • Mongnan

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-09-21
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Semi shade
Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, in South Amana, IA
Date: 2010-05-06

photo credit:  Wendy Cutler

Date: 2015-03-19

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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