Magnolia salicifolia

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Magnolia salicifolia
Magnolia salicifolia
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
accession #1004-61*A
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus:
Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section:
Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection:
Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:
M. salicifolia
Binomial name
Magnolia salicifolia
Maxim.

Magnolia salicifolia, also known as willow-leafed magnolia or anise magnolia, originates from Japan. It is a small deciduous tree 7.5 m (25 ft) tall, with narrow lanceolate leaves with whitened undersides. The leaves are not as narrow as true willows (Salix), but is narrow compared to other magnolias, giving this tree a finer texture. The 10 cm-wide scented flowers emerge in early spring before the leaves.[1] Flowers have six petals.[1] The leaves and bark are fragrant when crushed. It grows in rocky, granite soil along stream banks.[2]

The cultivar 'Wada's Memory', with double white scented flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Magnolia salicifolia | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University". landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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  3. ^ "Magnolia salicifolia 'Wada's Memory'". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.

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