#1390 most planted
Magnolia soulangiana
Chinese magnolia · also Saucer magnolia, Verbanica saucer magnolia, Speciosa saucer magnolia
Deciduous
49
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
2
cities
1.5 in
median trunk (4 cm, 47 measured)
28 yr
median age (96% have a planting date)
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Magnolia soulangiana is a hybrid magnolia known for its showy, late-season blooms, often appearing at a young age. Flowers typically feature a gradient of purple and white. It thrives in fertile soil with full sun and moderate moisture.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 470.01%28 yr1.5 in
- 20.00%—2.8 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Fertile
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Feb, Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 3.9 in, 90th percentile 9.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Magnolia in the catalogue
32 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
