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Help with ID please

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Hi to all the marvelous tree ID wizards.
I bought this plant from a local nursery in December last year. It was labelled as a gardenia, but after doing a little pruning, re-potting and wiring I began having doubts that it's not a gardenia. My suspicions were proved right when a small flower bud formed and finally opened a couple of days ago. The flower has sprouted directly on a branch not far from the main trunk, which is not where gardenia flowers grow. It looks like perhaps a magnolia of some sort :lost: . It doesn't have the velvety underside of other magnolias I've seen, but it does have very fine fuzz on the new shoots.
Does anyone recognize this plant?
Thank you in anticipation
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Hi raging bull

It's a michellia Figo . Or port wine magnolia

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My mum has an old one in her yard, she loves it, i tell her she should dig it up and I'll have it...it has an awesome nebari and trunk...she just looks at me and rolls her eyes bless her :palm: :lol:
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Thanks for the help to ID this Squizzy & No Idea. After seeing your replies I Googled it and found it spot on. :tu:
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