Miss Honeybee cucumber tree
Magnolia acuminata 'Miss Honeybee'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 25 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Light to medium yellow
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Miss Honeybee' cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata 'Miss Honeybee') is a tree for specimen planting, low maintenance gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Light to medium yellow, fragrant flowers open in early to late spring, and birds visit the tree. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows in a pyramidal shape and shows fall color.
Pairs well with Canadian hemlock, Autumn fern, and Japanese forest grass.