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Magnolia kobus
Kobus Magnolia
Origin: Japan.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| kobus |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Magnolia pseudokobus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| - 30 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 |
| Height |
| 6- 9 m |
| Spread |
| 6 - 9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A small to medium deciduous tree or large shrub that is native to forest areas in Japan. |
| Landscape |
| A specimen flowering tree or shrub for lawns, foundations, patios, shrub borders or woodland peripheries. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. |
| Shape |
| A pyramidal when young, maturing to a spreading, dense, rounded form. |
| Habitat |
| Forest areas in Japan. |
| Leaf Description |
| Obovate, aromatic, dark green leaves 7 - 15 cm long are attractive throughout the growing season but produce little autumn colour (yellowish-brown). |
| Flower Description |
| Goblet-shaped to cup-shaped, fragrant, often pink-tinged, white flowers each to 10 cm across which open in March before the foliage emerges. |
| Fruit Description |
| Red seeds form in pods to 10 cm long. |
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