The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Miss Honeybee yellow cucumber-tree magnolia

Family: Magnoliaceae subfam. Magnolioideae (magnolia family)

Distribution: Variety native to s.e. United States

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A vigorous, small, deciduous tree, usually multi-stemmed or low-branched to around 20' tall by 15' wide. Leaves are lustrous deep green, 4-7" long. Pale yellow, fragrant, 3" flowers open in April. Fruit is a follicle, held upright and composed of several orange to red seeds that ripen in September or October. Plant only in the spring in full sun to part shade in moist, well-drained soil.