Whitebark Magnolia (Magnolia hypoleuca)

Family: Magnoliaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — The young leaves and flower buds are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.; Older leaves are powdered and sprinkled on food as a flavouring.; Whole dried leaves are placed on a barbecue, filled with miso, leeks, daikon and shitake then broiled.; The delightful aroma of the leaves permeates the miso mixture which is then served with rice.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests in mountains all over Japan. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)