Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Magnolia "Yellow River"




Originated from China, "Yellow River" is one of the best yellow-flowered cultivars. Compact deciduous tree starts producing big pale yellow flowers in April and goes well into May or even first days of June with pure white flowers. 
Hardy, very floriferous.

Botanical name: Magnolia x "Yellow River".
Other names: Magnolia "Fei  Huang", Magnolia denudata "Yellow River".
Parentage: unknown. Some Chinese botanists consider this cultivar as a yellow form of M.denudata. Another point of view: it is a hybrid M.acuminata ssp.subcordata x M.denudata.
Habit: compact tree.
Height: 5-6m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 5a.
Flowering time: April - May.

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