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Common Name: Star Magnolia Latin Name: Magnolia stellata Size: 15 (min) to 20 (max)

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Star Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Origin: Japan
Maximum Height: 20 feet

Category: Tree
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
species: stellata
Origin: Japan
Size: 15 (min) to 20 (max)
Size Description: Small Tree
Notes:
Characteristics:

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Availability:	Good Availabilty
Sustainability:	Very Good	See other plants that are sustainable.
Full Sun Tolerance:	Performs Well	See other plants that like full sun.
Part Shade Tolerance:	Average Performance
Deep Shade Tolerance:	Does Not Perform Well

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This plant is on the recommended list of: Scott Beuerline Andrew Bear Chris Maphet
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Colors

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Bloom history: (Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio, unless otherwise noted)3/6/2017 until 3/19/2017 See other plants that bloom at this time.
4/7/2014 until 4/14/2014 See other plants that bloom at this time.
4/7/2013 until 4/14/2013 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/12/2012 until 3/30/2012 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/22/2011 until 4/8/2011 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/30/2009 until 4/7/2009 See other plants that bloom at this time.
3/24/0 until 3/31/0 See other plants that bloom at this time.

Plant Images and Specimens

Flowers
Location: Mt. Airy Arboretum
Photo Credit: Scott Beuerleine
Season: 3/22
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Photo Credit: Patrick Kelsch

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Flowers
Photo Credit: Patrick Kelsch

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Location: Brest Brittany France

Location: Location Captured with GPS Device [Latitude: 39.261350533333300 Longitude: -84.330739900000000] Specimen: 1102

Location: United States Capitol Complex Capitol Hill Washington DC 20515 [Latitude: 38.895234800000000 Longitude: -77.007759816666700] Specimen: 1683

Location: Newport Kentucky Neighborhood Plants Newport KY [Latitude: 39.095072266666700 Longitude: -84.489223616666700] Specimen: 1820

Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh Scotland [Latitude: 55.964250620000000 Longitude: -3.211107870000000] Specimen: 4213

Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Amsterdam Botanical Gardens) Plantage middenlaan 2a Amsterdam, Netherlands [Latitude: 52.366337900000000 Longitude: 4.907707750000000] Specimen: 4238

Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.843248640000000 Longitude: 2.360038320000000] Specimen: 4468

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Flower
Location: Paris, France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014
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Young plant
Location: Paris, France
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Spring 2014

Location: Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France [Latitude: 48.842815210000000 Longitude: 2.360304700000000] Specimen: 4473

Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (Amsterdam Botanical Gardens) Plantage middenlaan 2a Amsterdam, Netherlands [Latitude: 52.366337900000000 Longitude: 4.907707750000000] Specimen: 4870

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Location: amsterdam

Location: Brest Bretagne France [Latitude: 48.403750140000000 Longitude: -4.448222970000000] Specimen: 6951

Location: Brest Bretagne France [Latitude: 48.390310220000000 Longitude: -4.486828470000000] Specimen: 6982

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Location: Brest Brittany France

Location: Queens Botanical Garden [Latitude: 40.749858370000000 Longitude: -73.827826540000000] Specimen: 7237

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Location: Queens Botanical Garden

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Location: Queens Botanical Garden

Location: Brookgreen Garden South Carolina [Latitude: 33.519538810000000 Longitude: -79.098411400000000] Specimen: 8057

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Location: Brookgreen Garden South Carolina

Location: Brussels, Belgium [Latitude: 50.844997010000000 Longitude: 4.349838470000000] Specimen: 8473

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Early March 2016
Location: Brussels, Belgium

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Early March 2016
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.481553420000000 Longitude: -0.292983850000000] Specimen: 8538

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Location: Kew Gardens Richmond

Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.642963700000000 Longitude: -63.580972100000000] Specimen: 12042

Location: Lytle Park, Cincinnati [Latitude: 39.101026700000000 Longitude: -84.504325300000000] Specimen: 12457

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March 2022
Location: Lytle Park, Cincinnati

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