Scientific Name
Magnolia kobus

Common Name
Kobus magnolia

Hardiness Zones: 5-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal in youth; becomes rounded with age; often multistemmed
Height: 30 to 40’
Width: 1 to 20’
Leaf: 6 to 7" leaves; yellow brown fall color
Flower/Fruit: 3 to 4" white, slightly fragrant flowers in early spring; pale purple line at base
Comments: Does not flower well when young; one of the earliest magnolias to flower in spring; adaptable
Cultivars: Wada's Memory
 




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