Sprenger's magnolia
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Sprenger's magnolia, (Magnolia sprengeri), is a species of Magnolia native to China, occurring in Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, and Sichuan in forests or thickets at 1300-2400 m altitude.
It is a small deciduous tree, to 20 m in height with pale grayish brown to blackish brown, exfoliating bark. Young twigs are pale yellowish brown. The dark green leaves are obovate, 10-18 cm long and 4.5-10 cm broad, with a 1-3 cm petiole. Fragrant flowers appear before leaves, erect, cup-shaped, 15 cm wide, with 12-14 tepals that are white to rosy-red. The fruit is a cylindric aggregate of follicles 6-18 cm long.
[edit] Cultivation
It is grown as an ornamental tree for its flowers. Several cultivars have been named, including 'Copeland Court', 'Diva', 'Eric Savill', 'Lanhydrock', and 'Wakehurst'. A number of hybrids with other Magnolias have also been developed
