Name: Ashe's Magnolia Scientific Name: Magnolia ashei Hardiness zone: 4 through 9 plant height: 20-25 feet light requirements: full sun to part shade soil water preferences: grows well in well-drained loams. Growing Instructions: 1. Scarification: Soak in water for 24hrs 2. stratification: cold stratify for 120days. Check every two weeks to make sure seeds are moist and that seeds are not molding. if there is sign of mold, seeds should be soaked in 3:2 parts of water:bleach then rinsed with clean water and put back into cold stratification. 3. germination: sow seeds 1/2" deep in moist soil