Magnolia

Magnolia

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Magnolia is a plant of Magnoliaceae. Native to Gifu County, Japan, the distribution area is narrow, long cultivated, introduced to Europe and America, there are a variety of cultivated strains. It is resistant to wind, cold and alkali. It is cultivated in Qingdao and Nanjing. It is a beautiful ornamental tree species. Deciduous small trees, dense branches, shrubby; bark gray brown, the year old twigs green, densely covered with white silky hair, biennial branches brown; winter buds densely covered with flat villous.

morphological character

Deciduous small trees, dense branches, shrubby; bark gray brown, the year old twigs green, densely covered with white silky hair, biennial branches brown; winter buds densely covered with flat villous. Leaves obovate oblong, sometimes oblanceolate, 4-10 cm long and 3.7 cm wide, apex obtuse, acute or short acuminate; base narrowly cuneate, often green above, glabrous below, light green below; midrib and petiole pilose.

Petiole length 3-10 mm, stipule scar about half petiole length. The flower buds are ovoid, densely covered with long yellowish hairs; the first leaves are open, erect, fragrant, 7-8.8 cm in diameter when in full bloom; the outer calyx like perianth segments are lanceolate, 15-20 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, caducous; the inner petal like perianth segments are 12-45, narrowly oblong obovate, 4-5 cm long, 0.8-1.2 cm wide, variegated, white to purplish red. The aggregate fruit is about 5 cm long, with only partial carpels developed and twisted. The flowering period is from March to April.

Growth environment

It is resistant to wind, cold and alkali.

Distribution range

The distribution area is narrow and has been cultivated for a long time. It has been introduced to Europe and America, and there are many cultivated strains. It is cultivated in Qingdao and Nanjing.

Main value

It is a beautiful ornamental tree species in the garden and has a certain ornamental value. It allows us to appreciate the beauty of the big white flowers standing on the branches before the leaves bloom. It is a small deciduous tree. Because Magnolia spp. is a kind of ornamental plant, it is suitable to be cultivated into clumps, pattern trees, double trunks and other trees in natural form

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variety

(1) Yulania stellata (Sieb. Zucc.).

(2) Magnolia starflower (Magnolia resources and cultivation utilization in the world) is a shrub with dense branches. Flowers small, dense, perianth piece outside light red, white inside. Origin: Japan.

(3) Magnolia rosea (Magnolia resources and cultivation and utilization in the world) is a variety with dark gray twigs densely covered with fine hairs. Buds densely villous, glabrous, more or less hairy. Leaves obovate, broadly elliptic, apex mucronate or obtuse, base cuneate, surface dark green, abaxially tomentose along main vein. The first leaf of the flower is open, 10.0-12.0 cm in diameter. Single flower with 12-18 perianth segments, pink. Origin: Japan

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Longwangtangxing

Magnolia in the cherry garden of longwangtang was transplanted from Tokyo in 1926. Magnolia is the earliest and most beautiful flower, which can be called "the show of early spring". It takes one month from the beginning of bud to the end of petal. From a distance, it is brilliant and gorgeous, and from a close-up view, the fragrance is intoxicating.

This magnolia is 6 meters high, 6.3 meters East-West diameter of crown, 7.1 meters north-south diameter, and about 50 cm trunk diameter. The flower is composed of two colors, the upper part of petals is white, and the lower part is pink. The fragrance of flowers is elegant. In full bloom, there are thousands of flowers in the trees, which are beautiful and spectacular.

According to relevant data, this Magnolia starflower was transplanted from a place in Japan in 1926. Although it is in a foreign land and has experienced so many years of wind and rain, it grows very luxuriantly, which can be regarded as the "treasure of town garden" in cherry garden. According to experts, only one of several Magnolia plants transplanted from Japan survived. Its age is over one hundred years. From 1982 to 1987, the horticulturists in the cherry orchard of longwangtang reservoir, after repeated experiments, finally cultivated three seedlings and planted them next to this Magnolia starflower. At that time, they caused a sensation, but one of the three seedlings was stolen and is still missing. After this hundred year old magnolia, although there are other gardens in China, the number is not large. According to the research, there is only one Magnolia in Lushan scenic spot in Jiangxi Province, but it is not as big as this Magnolia.

This magical Magnolia has also attracted the attention of many Chinese and foreign celebrities. In addition to many admirers who come to visit and travel every year, Guo Moruo, a famous scholar, has also visited here. According to his research, this magnolia is the largest in China.

Address: next to longwangtang reservoir, Lushun district, Dalian

Longitude: 121.39669799805

Latitude: 38.851070404053

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