Magnolia kobus ( Centennial Star Magnolia )

Flowers white with a pink tinge, 5 inches across. Selected from a ‘Rosea’ seedling and named at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard, in 1972. Deciduous shrubs, reaching 5-15 feet tall with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. […]

Magnolia kachirachirai ( Kachirachirai Magnolia )

A large evergreen tree reaching 60 feet, can have a 3 foot trunk diameter. Leaves are dark green, glossy and leathery above, pale green on lower surfaces. Creamy yellow flowers are 1-2 inches diameter. Native to forests of China, at […]

Magnolia hondurensis ( Honduran Magnolia )

An upright evergreen tropical tree magnolia. Smooth greenish gray bark with fragile black twigs. Leaves are green and glossy above, light green and covered in fine rusty colored hairs below. Flowers are white, fleshy and fragrant. Native to Honduran cloud […]

Magnolia hamorii ( Hamor’s Magnolia )

An evergreen tree magnolia, reaching 50 feet tall. The bark is a smooth dark gray, the branches are covered with fine yellow hairs. Foliage is smooth on both sides. Creamy white flowers are fragrant, about 2 inches across. Native to […]

Magnolia guatemalensis ( Guatemala Magnolia )

An evergreen, tree Magnolia, reaching 75 feet tall with a pyramidal habit. White flowers are 3 inches across, not as fragrant as M. grandiflora. Can be cultivated in the warmest areas of the U.S. such as southern California, Louisiana and […]

Magnolia grandiflora ( Workman Magnolia )

‘Workman’ is a smaller variety reaching perhaps only twenty feet in height, bearing small, wavy-edged leaves. ‘Workman’ also boasts a long blooming period. This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth habit. Leaves are dark green, leathery, glossy, broadly ovate, […]

Magnolia grandiflora ( Variegata Magnolia )

‘Variegata’ is of course a variegated cultivar with pale-yellow to bright-yellow striations on the leaves. As is nearly always the case, variegated cultivars are less hardy and dependable than their monochromatic relatives. This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth […]

Magnolia grandiflora ( Tulsa Magnolia )

‘Winchester’ is a true-to-form cultivar with fairly good cold-hardiness. This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth habit. Leaves are dark green, leathery, glossy, broadly ovate, to 8 inches long with rusty, hairy undersides. Large fragrant flowers are cup-shaped and […]

Magnolia grandiflora ( Springhill Magnolia )

This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth habit. Leaves are dark green, leathery, glossy, broadly ovate, to 8 inches long with rusty, hairy undersides. Large fragrant flowers are cup-shaped and creamy white with 9 to 10 petals up to […]

Magnolia grandiflora ( Spring Hill Magnolia )

‘Spring Hill’ grows in a fastigiate manner with well-formed, deep-green foliage bearing bronze coloration on the reverse. This evergreen tree has a broadly conical growth habit. Leaves are dark green, leathery, glossy, broadly ovate, to 8 in. long with rust, […]