Intermediate Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana)
Appearance: Dropping leaves for the winter a small tree or (more often) shrub, rarely reaching more than 5 m in height, and only in very old stands – more. Crown quite loose and rather wide, mostly already just above the ground strongly branched. Strong shoots, greenish-gray or gray-brown.
Inversely ovoid or longitudinally elliptical leaves are the widest in 1/3 length counting from the front and narrowed into a slender, thin top. Have 10-15 cm in length, from the top they are smooth, Matt, green, and hairy on the bottom; full edge, at the base wedge-shaped.
Flowers very numerous, mostly straight erect, appearing before leaf development, but remaining for some time on the tree along with the leaves. The leaflets of the perianth have a shape similar to ordinary leaves, They are pure white or whitish inside, and from the outside slightly pink or more strongly colored purple, sometimes also strongly purple, especially at the base.
Flower mostly only bell-shaped open, me decomposes widely. A multiform species. Discovered about 1820 of the year near Paris, was created from a cross between a naked magnolia (Magnolia stripped) with closely related red-flowered magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora).
Occurrence: Today, one of the magnolias most often planted in parks and gardens.
Flowering period: April to May. Related species:
Three-petaled magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) is a tree shedding leaves for the winter, most often, however, – a great growing shrub 12 m in height, Her twigs are bare. The leaves can be strikingly long, Reaching 30-60 cm, at both ends sharpened. At the ends of the shoots, the leaves spread para-solo, what gives the tree an attractive appearance. Flowers appear only after the leaves have developed, are bold white, in the open state have up to 20 cm wide and give off a little unpleasant smell, Pink fruit cones have about 10 cm in length. Originally, it was found only in the southeastern part of the USA. Currently planted in many regions of Europe. A little more often stellate magnolia is found (Magnolia stele-years). It is a smaller tree or shrub with a fairly wide crown that sheds its leaves for the winter.. Subleo-elliptical leaves have 7-15 cm in length 13-9 cm wide. Their debts, slender top looks like planted. Flowers appear in front of the leaves, are straight erect, pure white, and the spread have about 10 cm wide. Her homeland is East Asia (Japan). A species rich in forms.