![Merrill magnolia bud](/sites/trees.umn.edu/files/files/merrill_magnolia_bud.jpg)
Common Name: Merrill magnolia, Loebner magnolia
Scientific Name:
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: x loebneri 'Merrill'
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 20 to 60 ft
Width: 20 to 45 ft
Description: This hybrid magnolia is known for its strong winter hardiness, fast growth, and pleasant and refined growth form and habit. It has large white flowers in spring (usually mid-April) that emerge before foliage, making it an excellent specimen tree. In fall it has showy pink pods and copper-bronze foliage.
It is not tolerant of extremely wet or dry soils and not very tolerant of urban pollution, but urban yard plantings away from the road are usually not a problem. It does best in slightly acidic, rich and moist soils, full sun to part shade, and in a somewhat protected area to avoid spring frost damage to flowers.
![Merrill magnolia branch](/sites/trees.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/files/merrill_magnolia_branch.jpg?itok=adbzX5o5)
References:
Accessed online. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c118. 26 July 2019
Accessed online. https://plants.gertens.com/12070009/Plant/948/Merrill_Magnolia/. 26 July 2019.