Michelia yunnanensis is a tidy, pyramid-shaped cultivar that has lustrous, dark green foliage. It blooms extensively from early spring, producing numerous small, cream-white, star-shaped flowers from velvety buds. It is versatile, as it can be used for hedging, trimmed into any desired form, or grown as a distinctive tree. Michelia yunnanensis is correctly known as Magnolia laevifolia, but the incorrect name has been retained for consistency with the New Zealand market. Magnolia laevifolia is evergreen and native to China. Learn more about Magnolia laevifolia.