Magnolia denudata, ‘Yulan Magnolia’

Magnolia denudata – Yulan magnolia also known as Lily Tree is a highly prized and exquisite  white flowering tree.  It truly is an outstanding flowering tree that typically grows 20-30 feet tall with a rounded spreading crown as it matures.  Yulan magnolia produces gorgeous and fragrant goblet-shaped white flowers that bloom in the early spring. Flowers bloom before the leaves emerge.  Flowers give way to cone-like fruits that mature to a striking red color in late summer, releasing individual red coated seeds at maturity. This tree specimen has been highly-revered in China for its beauty for well over 1,000 years, and women have been known to make a highly prized skin cream from the soft fragrant petals. USDA zones 5-9