Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Leonard Messel Loebner Magnolia

Magnolia × loebneri ′Leonard Messel′ - Bark
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Pink (Large (4-6" across), fragrant, star-like purple-pink flowers with 12-15 tepals that are paler on the inside; early spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Bronze (New leaves in spring); Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Bronze-yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Mature cone-like fruits that split to reveal red seeds; sometimes absent)
 Ultimate Height:
15-20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Moist, well-drained soils with high organic matter
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (4-6" long and 1-2.25" wide) are alternate, simple and obovate with entire margins and a rounded apex. Both vegetative and flower buds are covered in silky pubescence. Stems are vertical lenticels and are fragrant when bruised. The purple-pink flower tepals are undulating and crinkled, and paler on the inside.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 395
  • Espalier 48
  • Patio Tree 125
  • Specimen 598

    • Additional Information

    'Leonard Messel' is a small, rounded, vigorous tree that produces large, fragrant, purple-pink flowers in early spring. Although this cultivar has more frost-resistant flower buds, it is still wise to plant this tree in a protected location to prevent spring frosts from damaging the flowers.

    When Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    1 Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
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