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Magnolia chapensis

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Magnolia chapensis is a tall tree from southern China and northern Vietnam, grown mainly as a street tree in southern Chinese cities. It needs a warm, humid climate and good light to thrive.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells; let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral loam.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 0 °C, as it is hardy only to about USDA zone 7b.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. China to N. Vietnam
Climate
wet tropical

About

Magnolia chapensis (syn. Michelia chapensis) is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China and northern Vietnam. A tree reaching 30 m (100 ft), it is hardy to USDA zone 7b. It has found wide use as a street tree in southern Chinese cities.

Other Magnolia plants

Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia boliviana · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis · Champak · Magnolia coco · Compressed Michelia · Dawson's magnolia · Cloudforest magnolia · Chinese Evergreen Magnolia · Lilytree · Sweet Michelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia chapensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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