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Eastern Joy Lotustree

Magnolia lotungensis

Eastern Joy Lotustree
Photo: Daderot, CC0

A large evergreen magnolia relative from southern China, usually grown as a street or garden tree where winters are mild. It is valued for its narrow, rounded crown and easy maintenance rather than as a houseplant.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while young, then moderately; let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Comfortable in mild subtropical to temperate conditions; cold hardy to about -15 °C once established, protect young trees from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. China to Hainan
Climate
subtropical

About

Magnolia lotungensis (syn. Parakmeria lotungensis), the eastern joy lotus tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, including Hainan. An androdioecious, hexaploid evergreen tree reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is typically found in forests from 700 to 1,400 m (2,300 to 4,600 ft) above sea level. It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities. Due to its strength, easy maintenance, narrow growth habit with a rounded crown, and cold hardiness, it is showing promise as an ornamental tree in North America and Europe.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia lotungensis 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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