Hi everyone, A friend of mine gave me this plant and said it was a type of magnolia but she had no idea what type. I'm adding links to pictures I took today of the leaf and size to see if anyone can help, I'm new to magnolia's and have no idea what I'm going to do with it, so thought I should start with finding out the type, so I can learn how and where it would like to be in my yard. Thanks in advance Karen http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/SeaSmoke2/what%20type%20of%20tree/?action=view¤t=June252006007Small.jpg http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/SeaSmoke2/what%20type%20of%20tree/?action=view¤t=June252006006Small.jpg
Thankyou Ron, I looked it up and it is as my friend descibed a white upside down flower now I just have to figure out where to plant it.......it also helps to know that it is a bush instead of a tree, thanks so much for your help. Now I just have to find a spot in my yard that the dogs (bullmastiffs) will leave it alone......it will be fenced off till it grows a bit. Any help will be greatly appreaciated. Karen P.
Ron, what is the defining factor that makes it sieboldii vs wilsonii? I have seen them both in landscapes and I find it hard to determine which is which except perhaps by flowering time (wilsonii seems a bit later) and perhaps the eventual size.
it usually ahs to do with the way the petals are hanging. I remember being on a tree walk at UBC and asking the same question. the answer was that sieboldii has petal (tepals actually) that overlap and hang down a little further than wilsonii. then we walked over to the wilsonii and saw the same thing.