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Magnolia cylindrica
Cylindrical Magnolia, Huangshan Magnolia
Origin: Native to Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang, and Wang Shan China. Discovered by Ren-chang Ching in 1925 and named by E.H. Wilson in 1927.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| cylindrica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Yulania cylindrica |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 30 |
| Height |
| 6-15 m |
| Spread |
| 2-5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as vulnerable. |
| Landscape |
| Excellent as an ornamental. |
| Cultivation |
| Fertile, medium acidic, moist to well-drained leafy soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Small rounded crown. |
| Habitat |
| Thickets, slopes, shady ravines and open forests at an altitude of approximately 1000 - 1200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth and grey in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic to oblong, shiny, dark green leaves with a pubescent underside, turn yellow in autumn, 8-15 x 7 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Cup shaped, fragrant flowers with with small sepals which soon fall and 6 large white petals that are tinged with pink at the base and are 10 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cylindrical fruits turning a vibrant red in autumn when they mature then splitting open to display its vibrant red seeds. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Flower buds are used medicinally. |
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