Magnolia 'George Henry Kern' (George Henry Kern Magnolia)
Botanical Information
Family | Magnoliaceae |
Genus | Magnolia |
Cultivar | 'George Henry Kern' |
Synonyms | Magnolia stellata 'George Henry Kern' |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 6b |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | 7 |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H6 |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | -20 |
Height | 2.5 - 4 metres |
Spread | 1.5 - 2.5 metres |
Growth | Medium |
Description and Growing Information
Shape | Pyramidal at a young age while becoming more open at maturity. |
Landscape | Great for large properties such as parks and estates since it is a perfect shade tree. |
Propagation | By softwood cuttings from late spring to early summer or semi-ripe cuttings from late summer to autumn. |
Cultivation | Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade. Late frosts may damage flowers. |
Pests | Scale insects, coral spot, honey fungus, and phytophthora root rot. |
Notable Specimens | Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth grey-brown when immature becoming furrowed with flat grey ridges at maturity. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Silvery, whitish covered with a single keeled scale which looks like a fine line. 1-1.5 cm in length. Lateral buds are greenish 1-2 cm in length. |
Leaf Description | Dark green in summer, green or brown in autumn, 6-12 x 4-8 cm, alternate venation, rounded at the base. |
Flower Description | Goblet-shaped flowers, very pale pink, flushed with darker purple-pink on the outside. |
Fruit Description | 6.5-7.5 cm long, looking like a small cucumber, a pinkish red colour. |
Colour Description | Dark green leaf in summer turning green-brown in autumn. Silvery, whitish buds and small cucumber fruit that is pinkish red in colour. |