Deeproot Plant Base Online - Magnolia 'Gold Star'

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botanical name:
Magnolia 'Gold Star'

family: Magnoliaceae

characteristics: tree
height: 6.00m width: 6.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: cream
stem/bark colour: grey
main period of interest: Summer

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, clay soil
prefered soil pH: neutral-acid
minimum temperature: -23°C
USDA zone: 6 to 9

description:
Densely branched, large shrub or small tree. Elliptic to ovate, mid green leaves with bronzy-red new growth. Star-shaped pale creamy-yellow flowers, about 10cm across, appearing in spring before the foliage emerges. The flowers are fairly frost tolerant.

cultivation:
Prefers heavy, rich and moist lime free soil in a sheltered position.

other notes:
Hybrid of Magnolia acuminata 'Miss Honeybee' x Magnolia stellata 'Rubra', raised by Phil Savage of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.