| General Description | Broadleaf deciduous shrubs or trees which result from crossing Magnolia kobus and Magnolia stellata. Such hybrids have a range of growth forms, from multi-stemmed large shrubs to single-stemmed trees 9 m tall. |
| ID Characteristic | The available cultivars include:
1- ‘Ballerina’ - 3.5-6 m tall, flowers white with pinkish centers, up to 30 petals (tepals), fragrant.
2- ‘Leonard Messel’ - 8 m tall 6 m wide, flowers light pink.
3- ‘Merrill’ - to 9 m tall, flowers creamy white, fragrant.
‘Neil McEacharn’ - large shrub or small tree to 9 m, pink buds open white, flowers smaller than those many other cultivars.
4- ‘Spring Snow’ - 7.5 - 9m tree, flowers pure white, about 15 petals (tepals), fragrant. |
| Shape | Compact multi-stemmed small flowering tree or large shrub. |
| Landscape | Good used as a specimen or border shrub.
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| Propagation | Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer.
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| Cultivation | Grow in moist, humus-rich, well drained soils and full sun. |
| Pests | Affected by diseases like coral spot, grey mould, honey fungus, fungal leaf spot or iron deficiency and lime-induced chlorosis. Can be damaged by horse chestnut scale, capsid bug and snails. |
| Notable Specimens | Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is smooth and can range from brown to grey in colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Deep pink buds open in informal strap-like tepals with pale shell pink upper surfaces and darker pink-purple lower ones. |
| Leaf Description | Alternate, simple, similar to those of M. stellata, about 13 cm long and 5 cm wide, elliptic to oblong, dark green above and lighter green below. |
| Flower Description | White to lilac-pink depending on the cultivar, 10-15 cm across, from 8-30 petals. They bloom in early spring and are rather wind and frost resistant. |