‘Merrill’ Loebner Magnolia

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’

Family

Magnoliaceae

Genus

Magnolia

About Our Collection

Fun Facts

  • The type specimen, accessioned in 1942, remains in good condition next to a clone near the Hunnewell Building.

  • ‘Merrill’ is result of Karl Sax’s horticultural breeding program at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, but the cross was actually made by one his students.

  • Loebner magnolia is a cross between Magnolia stellata (star magnolia) and M. kobus (Kobus Magnolia). More than a dozen cultivars of this parentage exist.

  • Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’ is one of the first magnolias to bloom in early spring.

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5 Living Specimens

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