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Magnolia denudata
yulan, lily tree
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Image © Roger Gossler
Image © Al Dodson (www.aldodson.com) |
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| Outstanding Qualities |
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Yulan magnolia was introduced from China in the late 1700s and has been a mainstay in gardens around the world ever since. It flowers in early spring, its creamy white flowers covering the tree. The coarse foliage is handsome and makes an excellent shade tree. The bark is gray and similar to beech trees making it attractive in winter as well, fall color is golden yellow. Plant it with golden- or orange-flowered witchhazels, Corylopsis pauciflora, Mahonia x media cultivars or Stachyurus praecox and wintergreens like Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’, Pieris japonica ‘Valley Valentine’, Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis and Viburnum davidii. Winter flower bulbs and perennials are excellent groundcovers for yulan magnolia; try helleborus x hybridus and foetidus, Cyclamen coum, Galanthus and Crocus tommasinianus |
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Full sun and average moisture suit magnolias best and humus rich soil.They will not tolerate saturated or poor soils. Garden gently under magnolias, for they have fleshy roots that can easily be damaged. The best approach for companions plants is to tuck in natural spreaders and let them flourish untouched. |
| Growing Habit |
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An ovoid, deciduous tree to 12 feet high and wide in ten years and 30 to 40 feet high and wide at maturity. |
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USDA zones 5 to 8 |
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