Magnolia stellata
'Keiskei'
Keiskei Magnolia
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| stellata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Keiskei' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Height |
| 2 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
| Landscape |
| Good for small gardens, flowers borders, courtyards and cottage gardens. |
| Shape |
| Often multi-stemmed, oval or rounded crown. Compact, spreading or bushy shrub-tree. |
| Pests |
| Scale insects, honey fungus, and coral spot. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, silver and grey on mature plants, chestnut brown on young branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, sometimes whorled at the terminal, simple, broadly oval to oblong, 4.5-10 cm long and half the width, dark green above and light green beneath with fine hairs, 7-9 mm long petiole. |
| Flower Description |
| Purplish star shaped, 5 - 10 cm across. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |