Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia
Other Common Names:  Evergreen Magnolia, Bull Bay

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (White, waxy flowers to 8" diameter; solitary, terminal, fragrant, very showy, in early spring; flowers continue sporadically through summer)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Evergreen, dark glossy green foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Fruit is a 4" long cone like aggregate with many bright red fleshy seeds)
 Ultimate Height:
60-80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Organic, moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Southeastern United States
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Large (8"), green, glossy-topped (adaxial), reddish tomentose-bottomed (abaxial), thick leaves and large white flowers.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 353
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tree 170
  • Specimen 598
  • Street Tree 132

    • Additional Information

    A majestic, upright, heavily branched tree and a favorite in the south. Can get scale and bacterial leaf spot. Leaves fall but never seem to decompose. Fruits can be a little messy. Takes 15 to 20 years from seed to flower. Mostly seed propagated so morphological variability between seed grown plants is great.

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