Magnolia 'George Henry Kern' (George Henry Kern Magnolia)
Botanical Information
Family | Magnoliaceae |
Genus | Magnolia |
Cultivar | 'George Henry Kern' |
Synonyms | Magnolia stellata 'George Henry Kern' |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 6b |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | 7 |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H6 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | -20 |
Height | 2.5 - 4 metres |
Spread | 1.5 - 2.5 metres |
Growth | Medium |
Description and Growing Information
Shape | Pyramidal at a young age while becoming more open at maturity. |
Landscape | Great for large properties such as parks and estates since it is a perfect shade tree. |
Propagation | By softwood cuttings from late spring to early summer or semi-ripe cuttings from late summer to autumn. |
Cultivation | Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade. Late frosts may damage flowers. |
Pests | Scale insects, coral spot, honey fungus, and phytophthora root rot. |
Notable Specimens | Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth grey-brown when immature becoming furrowed with flat grey ridges at maturity. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Silvery, whitish covered with a single keeled scale which looks like a fine line. 1-1.5 cm in length. Lateral buds are greenish 1-2 cm in length. |
Leaf Description | Dark green in summer, green or brown in autumn, 6-12 x 4-8 cm, alternate venation, rounded at the base. |
Flower Description | Goblet-shaped flowers, very pale pink, flushed with darker purple-pink on the outside. |
Fruit Description | 6.5-7.5 cm long, looking like a small cucumber, a pinkish red colour. |
Colour Description | Dark green leaf in summer turning green-brown in autumn. Silvery, whitish buds and small cucumber fruit that is pinkish red in colour. |
Photographs
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern', form, Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern', flower, Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern', flower bud, Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'George Henry Kern', leaf bud, Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Awards
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