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Kobus magnolia

Magnolia kobus

Also called Kobushi Magnolia, Northern Japanese Magnolia

Kobus magnolia
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Magnolia kobus is a deciduous tree from Japan and Korea, grown in temperate gardens for its early fragrant white flowers. It grows slowly and needs several years before it flowers, so give it space and patience.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells, especially while young, and keep the soil evenly moist without waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters, roughly -25 °C or colder; it tolerates winter cold well but needs a cool, not hot, summer.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Korea (Jejudo), Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Magnolia kobus, known as mokryeon, kobus magnolia, or kobushi magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to Japan (Kyushu, Honshu, and Hokkaido) and Korea and occasionally cultivated in temperate areas. It is a deciduous, small to tall tree which has a slow rate of growth but can reach 8–15 m (25–50 ft) in height and up to 10 m (35 ft) in spread.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia kobus 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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