Description
Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ is a deciduous cultivar that exhibits a neat and upright growth habit, making it a suitable choice for smaller gardens. It produces large, goblet-shaped ivory-white flowers and begins to bloom in mid-spring, even at a young age. Additionally, it is recognized as an excellent street tree. Magnolia × soulangeana is a hybrid between Magnolia denudata and Magnolia liliiflora. While the hybrid likely occurred spontaneously in Japanese gardens or nurseries historically, it was first acknowledged from intentional crosses made by Étienne Soulange-Bodin in 1820 at his home in Fromont, France. Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ was developed in 1905 by Karl Otto Froebel in Zürich, Switzerland and was introduced in 1931 by Messrs Keesen in Aalsmeer, Netherlands.
Deciduous
Height 6m
Width 5m
Estimate after 10 years
