Chionanthus retusus Batch No:174764 their fragrance is powerful enough

their fragrance is powerful enough to perfume the air for several days

Best planted with some shelter from cold winds

The cultivar 'Caucasica' is more vigorous than the species making it suitable for pleach training

Flowering is later than for most magnolias

with a dark green summer foliage which phaes to yellow in autumn

Chionanthus retusus Batch No:174764 their fragrance is powerful enoughA rare and most attractive species with a broad, wide spreading habit and lustrous, bright green leaves which are downy white beneath. Clusterns of fragrant white flowers with fringe like petals bloom in May June followed by blueish black berries enjoyed by birds. Good yellow autumn colour and lovely peeling bark. H6