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  Magnolia grandiflora L
Southern magnolia rarely forms pure stands but is usually associated with a variety of mesic hardwoods.
Southern magnolia is a prolific seed producer and good seed crops normally occur every year (14).
Southern magnolia is considered to be one of the major species of the potential climax forest of the southeastern Coastal Plains (3,6,15,16,20).
www.na.fs.fed.us /spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_2/magnolia/grandiflora.htm   (1750 words)

  
 Floridata: Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia is a large, broad-leafed evergreen tree that can grow 60-90 ft (18-27 m) in height with a trunk up to 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) in diameter.
This is the immature fruit or "burr" of the southern magnolia.
Southern magnolia should be a part of every cultivated landscape in zones 7-9 that is large enough for a full-size tree (folks farther north to Zone 5 should be able to find hardy cultivars for their areas too).
www.floridata.com /ref/m/magno_g.cfm   (539 words)

  
 Plant Information Center - NC Trees - Southern Magnolia
Southern magnolia, sometimes known as bullbay, is a medium-sized tree usually less than 80 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter.
It is native to the bottomlands of the central and southern Coastal Plain.
Southern magnolia is very shade-tolerant, and under natural conditions, it usually is an understory tree with a clear, straight trunk.
www.ibiblio.org /pic/NCTrees/southernmagnolia.htm   (224 words)

  
 Southern magnolia
Southern magnolia, also known as bull bay or evergreen magnolia, is one of the best-known trees in the state of Florida.
The southern magnolia is commonly used as an ornamental tree in warm temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world as well as in many northern states.
Southern magnolia may be found in moist soils of valleys and low uplands with a mixture of other hardwoods.
www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Southern_magnolia/soutmagn.htm   (361 words)

  
 WildWNC.org : Trees : Cucumbertree   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata), also called cucumber magnolia, yellow cucumbertree, yellow-flower magnolia, and mountain magnolia, is the most widespread and hardiest of the eight native magnolia species in the United States, and the only magnolia native to Canada.
Cucumbertree is the hardiest of the native tree-size magnolias.
Magnolia flowers are perfect and are borne singly at the ends of the branches.
wildwnc.org /trees/Magnolia_acuminata.html   (2589 words)

  
 Magnolia by Dr. William C. Welch
Fragrance of the southern magnolia (also known as bull bay) is legendary, and has been described as being as strong as that of jasmine or tuberose, but more delightful.
When planning to use a magnolia in the landscape, it is good to take into consideration the fact that grass will do poorly underneath, and that there will be considerable leaf litter during the spring when the majority of leaves are shed.
Magnolias are sometimes troubled by beetle attacks which damage or kill the ends of branches and cause unsightly dieback through the tree.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /southerngarden/magnolia.html   (887 words)

  
 Plant of the Month: Southern Magnolia - National Zoo| FONZ
Southern magnolias are pyramid-shaped when young and become broad, wide habit as they reach maturity.
Southern magnolias are a landscape staple in the southeastern U.S. They are a stately evergreen tree that screams Old South, and would make a great addition to any garden.
A large southern magnolia can be found on Olmsted Walk between the Przewalski's horse yard and the Small Mammal House.
nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/BackyardBiology/PlantoftheMonth/magnolia.cfm   (321 words)

  
 Southern Magnolia soap by Earth Maiden is characteristically Southern with a heady, floral fragrance to match the scent ...
Southern Magnolia soap by Earth Maiden is characteristically Southern with a heady, floral fragrance to match the scent of the aristocrat of trees
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www.earthmaidenonline.com /natural_soap/southern_magnolia.htm   (119 words)

  
 Monrovia - GREEN GIANT SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA
Southern magnolia is among the most beautiful of all broadleaf evergreen trees.
Southern magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Magnolia is native to North America where it is commonly called bull bay.
www.monrovia.com /PlantInf.nsf/715018c0a554020088256f1600604920/c4bb1ceb99292a1e88256f5f00050076!OpenDocument   (366 words)

  
 Magnolia Information
The Magnolia Society (TMS) is an international nonprofit plant society founded in 1963 for the purpose of promoting education and exchange of information on these beautiful plants.
One thing to consider in purchasing a magnolia is that if you don't see any of the type you want already growing in your area, maybe they aren't suitable for that area.
Usually magnolias are showcased and sold when they are blooming, so check your local nurseries, and places such as Lowe's, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart during springtime and when they are blooming.
home.att.net /~velvet-hammer/information.html   (1420 words)

  
 Magnolia Flowering Plants and Nursery Tree Seedlings
Some of the Magnolias are valuable for lumber, like the Cucumber Tree, Southern Magnolia, the Sweetbay, and the Fraser Magnolia, which are the taller tree-forms, with most of the others being the shrub to small tree types.
The Southern Magnolia is found across the southern states, from Zones 7 to 10, and grows well in heat and damp soils.
Like the Southern, these are also plantable from Zones 7 to 10, and should be placed in areas where lawns or walkways will not be effected by their roots.
www.cdr3.com /magnolia   (861 words)

  
 Southern Magnolia, UA Fort Smith Arboretum, UA Fort Smith
Southern Magnolia seeds are bright red, kidney-shaped, and hang from little threads when fully mature in autumn.
The Southern Magnolia is a premier landscape tree, especially in southern states, and its blossom is the state flower of both Mississippi and Louisiana.
Flowers: The Southern Magnolia is best known for its fragrant, creamy to white spring flowers that are perfect, 8 - 12 inches in diameter.
www.uafortsmith.edu /Arboretum/SouthernMagnolia?skin=   (339 words)

  
 Tree Details—The Tree Guide at arborday.org
The Southern Magnolia can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.
The Southern Magnolia is a bottomland tree in its natural habitat throughout the coastal plains of the deep south.
Magnolias are entwined with the history of the south.
www.nationaltreetrust.org /Trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?id=13   (464 words)

  
 Tree Details—The Tree Guide at arborday.org
The Southern Magnolia can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.
The Southern Magnolia is a bottomland tree in its natural habitat throughout the coastal plains of the deep south.
Magnolias are entwined with the history of the south.
www.arborday.org /trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?id=13   (464 words)

  
 MAGNOLIA (SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The handsome southern magnolia is not native to the Historic Triangle area but was probably brought here from the deep South by plantation owners.
The leaves of the magnolia are leathery in texture and appear to be coated in wax.
Magnolia trees which grow to a height of eighty feet have straight trunks up to four feet in diameter.
www.baylink.org /wpc/magnolia.html   (169 words)

  
 Southern Magnolia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Southern magnolia is a large tree, growing to 60 to 80 feet in height with a spread of about 30 to 50 feet.
The only evergreen magnolia, the Southern Magnolia has alternate leaves with dark glossy green on the top sides, with a fuzzy looking rusty or light brown color underneath.
It is not unusual for Southern magnolias to drop a bunch of leaves in June, scaring the new homeowner unaware of such behavior.
www.yardener.com /SouthernMagnolia.html   (639 words)

  
 Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia is a good urban landscape tree because it is resistant to acid deposition [24].
Southern magnolia will invade pine or hardwood stands and is able to reproduce under a closed canopy.
Southern magnolia has been migrating onto mesic upland sites and establishing itself, along with associated hardwoods, as part of the climax forest [22,23].
www.fs.fed.us /database/feis/plants/tree/maggra/all.html   (1385 words)

  
 Magnolia Bark
1) " Magnolia" -- As to Magnolia Bark
Magnolia is a large genus of about 120 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.
Magnolia species are mainly found in eastern North America, Central America and east and southeast Asia, although some are also found in South America.
www.altvetmed.com /face/41047-magnolia-bark.html   (628 words)

  
 South Mag
The bark of the magnolia is gray to light brown and furrows with age.
The Southern Magnolia is commonly used as a street tree, a free standing specimen, a framing tree, or shade tree.
The seeds of the magnolia are eaten by birds and the tree is used by wildlife for nesting and cover.
www.volusia.org /arboretum/Trees/south_mag.htm   (249 words)

  
 Magnolia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
You'll find cucumber (Magnolia acuminata) in mixed hardwood stands from southern New York to Florida, and west through Illinois to Iowa and Texas, Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) prefers the warmer areas of the range.
Other species of magnolia, cultivated as ornamentals due to their blooms, may grow as far north as Wisconsin, but not in commercial quantities.
Southern magnolia, with its scaly, light gray-green bark, averages only 80' tall and seldom attains 3' in diameter.
www.woodmagazine.com /wood/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/wood/story/data/wood_profiles_magnolia.xml   (527 words)

  
 Growing Southern Magnolia
Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, is an aristocrat of trees.
Southern magnolia is most frequently grown as a single specimen tree in the landscape.
Container-grown Southern magnolias can be planted successfully any time of year.
pubs.caes.uga.edu /caespubs/horticulture/magnolia.html   (846 words)

  
 Magnolia
Magnolias are generally soft-wooded and may be prone to breakage in ice storms.
Magnolia roots tend to girdle (circle the trunk or root ball).
Magnolia x loebneri (Loebner Magnolia) – This deciduous tree is 20 to 30 feet tall with a slightly greater spread.
hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/hgic1015.htm   (2148 words)

  
 Marin Independent Journal - Magnolias thrive in Marin
Magnolias are so ancient that their primitive flower structure does not distinguish petals and sepals.
Because magnolias evolved before the first bee was born, they attract beetles, one of the oldest living insects, to do the work of pollination.
Magnolia Valley is an early name (1887) given to the Dominican area in San Rafael.
www.marinij.com /homeandgarden/ci_4117963   (912 words)

  
 Search: Southern Magnolia Flower
Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also called evergreen magnolia, bull-bay, big-laurel, or large-flower magnolia, has large fragrant white flowers...
A distinctive evergreen tree with large, showy, fragrant flowers, the southern magnolia is the State Flower of Mississippi and Louisiana,...
Southern magnolia is a very popular ornamental tree throughout the southeastern United States, grown for its attractive foliage and flowers.
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 Armstrong Garden Centers - Magnolia
Except for the evergreen Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), all are deciduous or large shrubs or small trees.
Except for the Southern Magnolia, the trees do not cast a dense shadow and are ideal for general landscape use and as lawn specimens.
They are right at home in Southern California but if planting in the desert areas, it is wise to give them some afternoon shade to prevent foliage burn.
www.armstronggarden.com /caresheets/caresheet_magnolia.html   (515 words)

  
 Fairest Flower of the South (Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Southern Magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana (whose state tree is Bald Cypress) and Mississippi (for which the magnolia serves double duty).
Southern Magnolia, whose widespread family (Magnoliaceae) is named for early Dutch botanist Peter Magnol, also does very well as a specimen plant in the middle of an open space, where it will assume a raggedy pyramidal shape
Mature Southern Magnolias are largely unaffected by wildfire because their bark is not very flammable, and they seldom succumb to hurricanes because of their deep tap root.
www.hiltonpond.org /ThisWeek030601.html   (1405 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia) | USDA PLANTS
Magnolia grandiflora L. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Magnolia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
Magnolia grandiflora L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
Magnolia grandiflora L. View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=MAGR4   (223 words)

  
 Southern Magnolia Estates Retirement Community, Residential Care and Assisted Living Facility
This website was created in and is maintained in historical Iuka, MS, where the living is always great.
(c) Copyright 2002, by Southern Magnolia Estates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
All portions this site, including concept, design, text, images, and layout are copyright protected.
www.southernmagnoliaestates.com   (63 words)

  
 Welcome to 610 Magnolia
610 Magnolia is in Louisville, Kentucky, on Magnolia Street between West 6th Street and West 7th Street.
Take 4th Street South to Magnolia (the southern boundary of Central Park).
610 Magnolia is on the left between 6th and 7th.
www.610magnolia.com /directions.htm   (255 words)

  
 Magnolia grandiflora: Southern Magnolia
Long-used as a striking garden specimen, Southern Magnolia can also serve as a dense screen (select one of the dense cultivars), windbreak or street tree (with lower limbs removed).
Magnolia borer is a problem on young nursery stock.
Magnolia may be subject to leaf spots, blights, scabs and fl mildews caused by a large number of fungi, or a bacterium but they rarely require chemical controls.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST371   (1091 words)

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