World Plants

Magnolia 'Elizabeth' (Elizabeth Magnolia)

Family	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Magnolia
Cultivar	'Elizabeth'
Category	Woody
Type	Tree (deciduous)
Origin	Introduced in 1977 by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, ' Elizabeth' is a selected seedling from a cross between Magnolia acuminata and M. denudata. The crosses were made in 1956 by Evamaria Sperber, former plant breeder at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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ID Characteristic	Creamy yellow blooms that are characteristically smaller than other varieties of Magnolia.
Shape	Upright spreading.
Landscape	As a specimen or centrepiece tree.
Cultivation	Grown in partial shade to full sun in well-drained acidic, organic, clay based soils.
Pests	Cankers, scale.
Notable Specimens	The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Habitat	Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description	Smooth glabrous bark with slightly pronounced lenticels.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description	Upright lanceolate flower buds that appear terminally on flowering stems, 4 - 8 cm in length.
Leaf Description	Simple, alternate pinnate-ovate leaves with narrowed apices.
Flower Description	Showy open cup-shaped blooms that point upward. Petals can measure between 4 - 8 cm in length.
Colour Description	Medium green to vivid green foliage in the spring to summer, which turns shades of yellow, gold and orange in autumn. Bark begins a pale brown but as it matures it turns to a darker brown, and then a dark blackish grey. Delicately pale yellow flowers that fade to cream near the centres.
Texture Description	Medium to coarse.