Is the purple magnolia an evergreen or a deciduous plant?

The purple magnolia is highly valuable as a Chinese herbal medicine, and as a plant it also has its ornamental appeal. So, is the purple magnolia evergreen or deciduous? Let's take a look!

1. Is the purple magnolia evergreen or deciduous?

The purple magnolia is a deciduous plant. It mainly grows in mixed forests of evergreen broadleaf trees and deciduous broadleaf trees below an altitude of 1200 m, and is now commonly cultivated in gardens.

2. Differences between the southern magnolia, the white magnolia and the purple magnolia

All three are plants of the genus Magnolia in the family Magnoliaceae. The southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is an evergreen tree, the white magnolia (Magnolia denudata) is a deciduous tree, and the purple magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora) is a deciduous shrub, which is already enough to tell them apart.

The southern magnolia has young branches, leaf stalks and the undersides of its leaves densely covered with rusty-brown short downy hairs; its flowers are relatively large and white, and its aggregate follicle fruits are densely covered with grayish-brown downy hairs, with the follicles bearing long beaks.

The white magnolia has obovate, broadly obovate or obovate-oblong leaves, with a broadly rounded or truncate apex bearing a sudden sharp point; its flowers are white and fragrant, opening before the leaves.

The purple magnolia has purplish-brown young branches with obvious lenticels, and elliptic-obovate leaves with an abruptly acute or gradually acuminate apex and a gradually narrowed base; its flowers open together with the leaves or before the leaves, and are purple.

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