Scientific Name
Magnolia stella

Common Name
Star magnolia

Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun; range of soil types (clay, sand)
Texture: Medium
Form: Shrubby; dense oval to rounded; usually multistemmed
Height: 10 to 20'
Width: 10 to 15'
Leaf: 2 to 4" alternate, simple, light green leaves; modest yellow to bronze fall color
Flower/Fruit: 2 to 4" white, fragrant, flowers in late winter to early spring; fruit is not showy
Comments: Earliest of the deciduous magnolias to flower; frost sensitive; plant in protected site; tolerates heat
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