Magnolia denudata seed

LATIN NAME: MAGNOLIA DENUDATA

COMMON NAME: Yulan Magnolia

In the gardens and the temple grounds of the east, the yulan magnolia grows as a small, deciduous tree with the broad, oval leaves and the large, fragrant, pure-white, cup-shaped flowers that open on the bare branches before the leaves in the early spring, the cone-like fruit clusters holding the bright-red seeds in the autumn. The young plant grows into a multi-stemmed clump, to about twelve metres. Full sun brings out its best, in deep, fertile ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The yulan magnolia holds a celebrated place in the studies of the magnolia trees of the east, its bare-branch white flowers and its red seeds keeping it in view in the work on the ancient garden trees of the temple grounds and the ornamental magnolias of the region. The research looks at the way the white cups open before the leaves, the red seeds hang from the cones, and the seed biology of the oily, red-coated seeds.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the spring garden and the temple courtyard, the yulan magnolia lights the bare branches with the large, fragrant, white cups that have been painted and celebrated in the east for a thousand years. The broad tree gives a summer shade, and the tree makes the fine spring specimen, the ancient garden tree and the tree of the sheltered, open garden. It is a tree for the sunny or shaded, deep and fertile place.

To grow the Yulan Magnolia from seed, clean the seeds from the red coats and give them a cold, moist spell.

Clean the seeds from the red coats and give them a cold, moist spell, and keep the young yulans in the open, sunny spot. The white cups open before the leaves.

LATIN NAME: Magnolia denudata

COMMON NAME: Yulan Magnolia, Lilytree, Lily Magnolia

The Yulan magnolia is one of the most beautiful of all the flowering trees, and its great, white goblets of bloom have been treasured in China for more than a thousand years. It establishes itself as a flat-topped crown, up to five metres tall. It is native to central and eastern China, and it has been cultivated in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD, while its flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang dynasty, and it has been planted in the temple gardens for a very long time.

The Yulan magnolia belongs to the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae, and it is native to central and eastern China. It has been cultivated in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD, and its flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang dynasty, while it is grown for its magnificent early bloom.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Yulan magnolia has a genuine and distinguished place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most beautiful of all the flowering trees, prized for its magnificent early bloom of white goblets, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its breeding and its many garden forms, while the magnolias are among the most beloved of the flowering trees, and the Yulan has been used in the breeding of many of the garden magnolias, making it a plant of real importance in the history of the cultivated magnolias. The tree has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the magnolia family, one of the most ancient of the flowering plant families, and researchers have examined its classification, its relationships and its long evolutionary history, while the magnolias are of great interest in the study of the evolution of the flowering plants. The species has also been studied in cultural and ecological history, since it has been cultivated in the temple gardens of China for more than a thousand years, and its long history has been examined. For a tree of such beauty and such history, the Yulan magnolia has a rich and distinguished record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the Yulan magnolia is a generous tree of the early spring. Its great white flowers feed the bees and the early insects of the season, and its crown gives shelter, while it is a symbol of purity that has graced the temple gardens of China for over a thousand years.

Its economic value is real. It is one of the most beautiful and most beloved of the flowering trees, grown in gardens and along avenues around the temperate world, prized for its magnificent early bloom, while it has been used in the breeding of many of the garden magnolias, and its long history of cultivation makes it a valued tree of the nursery trade. For a grower, the Yulan magnolia is a rewarding and historic tree, and for a gardener it brings great white goblets of bloom in the early spring. The seeds are easy — soak them and clean them, then sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, keep them in a cool, bright spot and water them gently, and theyll sprout steadily, growing on into a noble, white-flowered tree.

This Magnolia Sunrise produces creamy goblet shaped flowers with a distinctive red flame pattern which are borne on compact stems in spring. This beautiful deciduous tree has a neat habit making it perfect for growing in small gardens. Magnolia Sunrise makes a spectacular feature for a border or large patio container. Supplied as a bare root plant at approx one metre in height. Sun or Semi Shade