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Magnolia stellata. "With a spreading, somewhat oval crown, Magnolia stellata is a large shrub or small tree that will gradually reach 15-20 ft (4.6-6 m) in height with a spread of 10-15 ft (3-4.6 m) when mature. It is deciduous, revealing a twiggy, naked frame in winter. The leaves are oblong and about 4 in (10 cm) long by about an 1.5 in (4 cm) wide. In autumn the leaves turn yellow to bronze before falling. It is striking in late winter or early spring when it appears smothered in brilliant white flowers as it blooms before the leaves appear. The flowers themselves are star shaped with at least 12 thin, delicate petals with some cultivars having more than 30. Star magnolia a native of Japan and was introduced to the United States in the 1860s."
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North America
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