Description

Family:  Magnoliaceae
Zone: 6 – 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15 – 30
Bloom Time:  March
Attributes: Deciduous.  Rounded, spreading crown.  Obovate leaves to 6 long.  Fragrant goblet-shaped white flowers to 6 across.  Flowers before foliage emerges.  Cone like cones turning red in late summer.
Notes:  Grown in Chinese gardens for at least 1000 years.