Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Magnoliaceae
▲ tree in summer
▲▼ flowering trees
▲▼ flowers
▲leaves
Location on Missouri State University campus: west side of Siceluff Hall
Magnolia stellata:
Star Magnolia
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leaves alternate, deciduous, simple with obovate to oblong obovate with entire
margins; 2-4" long and
2
as wide; dark green above and light green and glabrous below
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stems slender, brown, glabrous and more closely branching than saucer magnolia
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bark is smooth, gray
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grows 15-20' tall, often more of a large shrub with many low-branches and/or
root sprouts; usually oval or rounded form
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flowers are white, fragrant with many petals appearing in late winter to early
spring before leaves emerge— one of the earliest flowering shrubs/trees; form on
previous season’s wood
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prefers same conditions as
saucer magnolia (Magnolia
x soulangiana)
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slow growth rate