Magnolia sieboldii
“oyama magnolia”
MAGNOLIACEAE

Deciduous Tree

Zone: 6 – 9
Native habitat: S.E. Asia, Japan, China

Conditions
Soil: humus, acidic to alkaline
Moisture: well-drained is essential, average to moist
Light: full sun to part shade
Exposure: general
Plant size (h x w): 25′ x 40′ (slow to grow)
Other: mulch shallow roots 

Aesthetic
Shape/stem: upright, spreading vase, branches like a shrubs (multi-stemmed), recumbent form
Leaf: 6″, simple, alternate, leathery, glaborous, obovate, green (darker), entire,
Flower: fragrant, 4″ white, 12 petals, crimson anthers, somewhat pendant, solidary, perfect, superior ovary
Bloom: late spring to late summer
Other: aggregate fruit, egg-shaped buds emerge with a felt-like texture to them

Treatment (how to…)
Plant: plant where you wont be cultivating and on a slope or rise so you can look up to and see the flowers; transplant only with a good root-ball and only as growth starts
Maintain: low maintenance, minimal pruning (doesn’t like being pruned), if pruning do so after flower, don’t cultivate beneath, mulch around roots
Propagate: layering, cutting, leaf bud cutting

Uses
Landscape: specimen tree, woodland margin, front yard
Companion planting: can look nice with other woodland shrubs (Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’, Fatsia japonica and Mahonia nervosa) or shade-loving perennials (Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’, Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’, Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Hosta ‘June’ and ‘Sum and Substance’, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum ‘Variegatum’, Polystichum polyblepharum).
Medicinal: none known
Other:

Vulnerabilities
Pests and disease: none significant
Deer resistant: not known
Other animals:

Interest
Local info,: not native
Pot size (to purchase): 
Nature: ornamental tree
Identification (key features): Leaves: ovate, dark green, greyish beneath; flowers: nodding, white with pink to crimson stamens, cup shape, fragrant; fruit pink to 8 cm, orange seeds; Winter ID: habit spreading but vase shaped, buds are opposite and boat shaped, felt-like texture; lenticels whitish.
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