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Magnolia
'George Henry Kern'
George Henry Kern Magnolia
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Cultivar |
| 'George Henry Kern' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Magnolia stellata 'George Henry Kern' |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Height |
| 2.5 - 4 metres |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Great for large properties such as parks and estates since it is a perfect shade tree. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade. Late frosts may damage flowers. |
| Shape |
| Pyramidal at a young age while becoming more open at maturity. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Scale insects, coral spot, honey fungus, and phytophthora root rot. |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings from late spring to early summer or semi-ripe cuttings from late summer to autumn. |
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