Magnolia baillonii


Botanical Information

FamilyMagnoliaceae
GenusMagnolia
Speciesbaillonii
CategoryTropicals, Woody
TypeTree (deciduous)
OriginSoutheast Asia

Details

USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness ZoneRequires cool season protection under glass.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness Ref.
HeightUp to 40 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodJuly, August, September

Description and Growing Information

Notable SpecimensSakunothayan Botanic Garden, Wang Tong, Phitsanulok, Thailand
HabitatCommon in hilly evergreen forests in Northern Thailand.
Flower/Leaf Bud DescriptionThe leaf buds are narrow and pointed.
Leaf Description15-22 x 5-8 cm Elliptic, ovate-elliptic, or narrowly ovate in shape and pointed or tapering at both ends. The young leaves are covered with dense silver hairs with mature leaves early so. Leaves have 10-15 pairs of side veins with a very dense network of smaller veins. The petiole is 2.5-3.5 cm long with the stipule scar being less than half the total length.
Flower DescriptionThe white flowers have 12-18 sepals/petals, with the outer ones less lanceolate than the inner. They are 2-2.5 x 0.5 cm in size with the inner linear ones less so. The stamens are 7-8 mm in length while the carpels are densely grey-hairy.
Fruit DescriptionThe fruit is 5-8 cm, yellow-green in colour with pale spots. It is knobby and irregular in form deteriorating when mature leaving skeletal husks which remain on the tree through the year. The seeds are bright red in colour. Fruit ripens May through July.

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