Magnolia 'Golden Sun'
Family - Magnoliaceae
Category - Tree
Hybrid Parents - Magolia acuminata x Magnolia denudata
Origin - Raised in the USA
Discovered By - Bred by David Leach
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10m or more
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Small to medium-sized Deciduous tree. Mid-green leaves are Elliptic to ovate in shape. Clear yellow flowers are goblet-shaped and produced in late spring as the leaves emerge.
Flower:
Upright, scented, yellow flowers with six tepals open flat. Flowers are produced in May as the leaves emerge. The flowers may be a deeper shade of yellow in cooler weather.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Goblet-shaped flowers
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are Elliptic to ovate in shape and held Alternately along the branches. The leaves emerge with the flowers.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive but well drained soil that is neutral to acidic.