Magnolia salicifolia

Magnolia salicifolia
Magnolia salicifolia Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University accession #1004-61*A
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Subgenus:	Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section:	Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection:	Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:	M. salicifolia
Binomial name
Magnolia salicifolia Maxim.

Magnolia salicifolia, also known as willow-leafed magnolia or anise magnolia, originates from Japan. It is a small deciduous tree 7.5 m (25 ft) tall, with narrow lanceolate leaves with whitened undersides. The leaves are not as narrow as true willows (Salix), but is narrow compared to other magnolias, giving this tree a finer texture. The 10 cm-wide scented flowers emerge in early spring before the leaves.^[1] Flowers have six petals.^[1] The leaves and bark are fragrant when crushed. It grows in rocky, granite soil along stream banks.^[2]

The cultivar 'Wada's Memory', with double white scented flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

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  Magnolia salicifolia
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  Flower detail
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  Magnolia salicifolia, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, accession #51-63*A.
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  Immature fruit

• Magnolia salicifolia images at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Plant Image Database
• Gapinski, Andrew. "Magnolia salicifolia 'Grape Expectation'." Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 16 April 2014. Accessed 21 April 2020.
• "Magnolia salicifolia 'Wada's Memory' by Arborway Gate, Spring 2018." Library Featured Images, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 23 April 2018. Accessed 21 April 2020.
• Photo of flowers