Common Name: star magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Distribution/Origin: Japan
Leaf/Bud: leaves open bronze-green, turning to deep green as they mature, and yellow before dropping in autumn, oblong and about 4 inch long by about an 1.5inch wide
Flower/Inflorescence: pink or white showy flowers early spring, narrow/many petals, flowers 3-5inch, very fragrant
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark: chestnut brown smooth bark
Size: height 1-2.5m
Habit: upright, open branching
Form: open
Culture: full sun - part shade
Landscape Use: landscape tree, very common residentially