Magnolia delavayi ( Delavay’s Magnolia )
Evergreen tree or prominent shrub , to 40 feet tall . The barque colored chocolate-brown and rough rough-textured , with greyish sprig . leaf are dark green and leathery above , ligher on undersides . Creamy bloodless efflorescence are 7 column inch across , fragrant , with yellow stamens . Flowers unfold at Nox , in mid summer and last only a few hours . More tolerant of wind than many magnolia , and quite hardy ....