The Beauty Of Kobus, Where Do We Best Place It?
One of the first and quite possibly the largest specimen of Hokkaido magnolia in
this country is among the hundreds of plant treasures at Highland Park in Rochester, New York. This tree on the east side of the reservoir embankment has a trunk more than 2 feet in diameter and a rounded, spreading crown which must surpass 50 feet in spread as well as in height.
Ordinarily, however, the typical form of Magnolia kobus makes a graceful small tree 15 to 20 feet high. Specimens kept with several stems at the base often remain shrubby, but such treatment seems to be patterning this species after Magnolia stellata. A more artistic effect is achieved by plants with one or at the most with two or three trunks, and it is then that the full distinction of this plant can be appreciated. The branches are very slender for a magnolia, and their rather open arrangement is characteristic. When each spur and shoot is tipped with an opening flower of pearly white, the effect cannot he surpassed, and it is very natural that this picture has inspired the poets and artists of Japan for hundreds of years.
With abundant sunshine and the same fertile, moist soil preferred by related species, there should be no problem in the successful culture of Kobus magnolias. Spring is the best time for planting.
An Open Location
Although a forest tree by nature, Kobus is at its best in gardens if kept fairly well in the open so that its beauty can be enjoyed fully. Even so it is advisable to select a location protected from strong winds so as to prolong the bloom as much as possible. A place of vantage in front of a group of pines or other conifers often fulfills all requirements. Another pleasing location is at the corner of a terrace or paved area where the spreading branches 8 or 10 feet from the ground will furnish a light pattern of shade after the beauty of early spring has passed.
Among the companion subjects that go well with this white magnolia are leucothoes, enkianthus, Japanese andromedas and especially the white and pale pink forms of Japanese quinces. These bloom at about the same time. Other recommended associates are practically all the azaleas. rhododendrons. and other shrubs which do best in light shade. One particularly lovely composition I have seen features a Kobus magnolia leaning from the top of a bank and arching over the entrance to a terraced lawn. The bank under the magnolia is thickly carpeted with sweet white violets (Viola Wanda) and a low pattern of the purpleleaf wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei coloratus). At the back, a dense rampart of arborvitae has forced the magnolia over the years to develop in a picturesque one-sided habit and, happily enough, this makes a perfect frame for the vista beyond.
by: Thomas Fryd.
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