Magnolia x alba
White champaca · also White sandalwood, White jade orchid tree, Joy perfume tree
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Magnolia × alba is an elegant flowering tree that is often wide as it is tall. Its delicate, waxy, white flowers are strongly fragrant, adding a pleasant, jasmine-like aroma to the surroundings. The blooms are continuous year-round, making it an excellent ornamental in tropical to subtropical climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3150.19%—7.2 in
- 70.01%—3.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–30 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.1 in, mean 7.6 in, 90th percentile 14 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.
