Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory'

Also Known As

Magnolia salicifolia x kobus

Plant type

tree

size

H: 25'-30'
W: 15'-20'

planting zones

5a-8b

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Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory' plant details

Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - bright shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: magnoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 15 FT - 20 FT - wide, 25 FT - 30 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: cutting garden, fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Magnolia x kewensis 'Wada's Memory'

USDA Zones: 5a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Originally named at University of Washington Arboretum. This wonderful big tree will be pyramid shaped as a young plant and eventually make a broad tree. The flowers are white by the thousands. The new growth is beautiful purple. Great yellow fall color.

By: Gossler Farms

Very hardy-the rootstock of choice for a rich palette of new hybrids. These liners have an extensive root system - a bonus for field planting or potting up.

By: Heritage Seedlings

Kewensis is the grex for the cross kobus x salicifolia, Wada has been around since 1959 and is a classic, precocious flowering with 7" white flowers and new leaves that emerge red and gradually change to green, this will eventually become a large tree.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

6", fragrant, white blooms are borne in spring just before the nearly black-green foliage emerges in early spring. A vigorous, sometimes upright growing young tree maturing to a rounded specimen 25'H x 25'W.

By: Almost Eden

Nodding, fragrant white flowers, to 7"across are often abundant ; often produced at a "young" age; in the meantime, the young growth of this small (20-30' x 20) tree is an eye-catching red. (M.kobus X M.salicifolia). SUN/Med

By: Forestfarm

In March and April this young, precocious bloomer yields, drooping, 7" white blooms that are deliciously fragrant. Blooms at age 10. New leaves emerge red, becoming green as they mature. A vigorous grower, it grows narrowly upright to 20-25', achieving a pyramidal shape. Prefers sun with partial shade. Named for the esteemed nurseryman K. Wada of Japan.