“OverviewInterspecific hybrid of Magnolia ♀ acuminata (tetraploid) x ♂ liliiflora (tetraploid). M. acuminata originates from North-America and M. liliiflora from Asia. Both parents are tetraploid (2n=78) and belong to Magnolia section Tulipastrum. First Magnolia x brooklynensis hybrids were created by Mrs. Evamaria Sparber at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York