Tree of the day: Magnolia denudata, Yulan magnolia, Harris Garden
Magnolia denudata is a species of deciduous broadleaf flowering plants (in the Magnoliaceae or Magnolia family), native to central and eastern China.
Magnolia denudata is a species of deciduous broadleaf flowering plants (in the Magnoliaceae or Magnolia family), native to central and eastern China. Magnolia denudata is an elegant tree which has long been cultivated. It is planted in temple grounds as as a symbol of purity and nobility. In early spring, before the leaves emerge, the tree produces large, fragrant, cup-shaped white flowers that stand upright on the bare branches.
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This website is a virtual arboretum, created for interest, education and beauty. It exhibits some of the thousands of trees, of both native and exotic species, that grow in Whiteknights Park, the main campus of the University of Reading. Many of them have been planted since the university arrived in 1947, but some have been here since the 19th century or earlier, when Whiteknights was the gardens and parkland of large houses. More than a hundred of the trees are listed in The Tree Register, nine of them as the British Isles champions of their species.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank: Rupert Taylor, Owen Johnson, Alastair Culham, Jonathan Mitchley, Marcus Wheeler, Benoît Vannière, Miguel Teixeira and Claire Hawkins for tree identifications; Brian Hunt and Trevor Smith for testing routes and contributing text; Dylan Parkes, Martin Watts, Emilija Rudzinskaite, Brian and Trevor for collaboration on the centenary project; Dan Hodson for useful code examples; Studio Lift for website style; Brian, Trevor and Nathanaël van Twillert for comments and suggestions on website user experience; Benoît, Marcus, Steve George, Brian, Trevor, the Friends of the University of Reading, and other friends for their encouragement during the development of the website; the University and its grounds staff for maintaining Whiteknights Park.