Magnolia x loebneri
Leaf and Bark Features
Deciduous:
Taxa and Plants of this Species at BCA
The following taxa are (or were) represented in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. Additional taxa may be available in the trade that are not included here.
Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' // Leonard Messel Loebner Magnolia
Tree. Grows to 15-20' tall and 15-20' wide. Flowers 4-6" across, 12-15 petals, strap-shaped, undulating, crinkled tepals with white on the inside, fuchsia pink on the back, and a purple-pink line along their center. Highly fragrant. Fruits are aggregate of follicles. Alternate, simple, dark green leaves, alternate, narrow obovate, 4-6" long by 1-2.25" wide. Yellow-brown fall color. Young bark brown-purple-green with lenticels. Older trunks gray and sculptural. Roots easily from softwood cuttings, Zones 5-6. No serious diseases.A chance hybrid between M. kobus and M. stellata ‘Rosea’, raised in Colonel Messel’s garden at Nymans, Sussex, England. Bruised stems also emit a sweet fragrance. A truly great magnolia.
BT000580 - BT004188 - BT004305Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' // Merrill Loebner Magnolia
Tree. Fast growing to 25-35' tall & 30-35' wide. Flowers 3-3.5" across, 10-17 white tepals, fragrant, resembling a cloud Mid-March to late April, then sporadic throughout year. Fruits are aggregates of follicles. Simple narrow leaves, 4-6" X 1-2.25", dark geen. Yellow-bronze fall color. Young bark brown-purple-green, with lenticels. Older trunk gray and sculptural. Prefers a peaty, organic-based soil, full sun for best flowering. Protect and avoid southern exposures to prevent early bud opening & feeze injury. Zones 3b-8. No serious diseases. Bruised stems emit a sweet fragrance. Its parent, M. x loebneri, is the result of a cross between M. kobus and M. stellata made by Max Löbner of Pillnitz, Germany, shortly before World War I.
BT008210 - BT008240 - BT008300