Magnolia salicifolia
Anise Magnolia

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (3-4" wide fragrant flowers with 6 tepals in April)
 Foliage Notes:
Purple (Bronze-purple tinged young leaves in the spring); Green (Dark green mature leaves in summer; no fall color change)
 Fruit Notes:
Pink (2-3" long rose-colored fruit aggregate with red seeds)
 Ultimate Height:
20-40 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-30 feet
 Soil Notes:
Adaptable, but prefers well-drained soil
 Range:
Japan
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-5" long by 0.6-2" wide) are alternate, simple, lanceolate to oblong lanceolate, widest at the middle, and finely pubescent below, with acute to blunt apices and irregularly wavy wavy margins. Petiole is yellowish. Stems smell of lemon or anise when bruised. Bark is smooth and gray.

Additional Information

The Anise Magnolia is handsome broad pyramidal tree that produces beautiful, large, and fragrant white flowers in April.

When Magnolia salicifolia has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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1 Magnolia salicifolia found

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Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_7771*AFPRD

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