Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora

Classification Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Magnoliidae Order Magnoliales Family Magnoliaceae – Magnolia family Genus Magnolia L. – magnolia Species Magnolia grandiflora L. – southern magnolia

Shape, Form, Type Grows around 60 to 80 feet tall Spread out 30 to 40 feet irregular outline or silhouette crown uniformity Crown shape is oval or pyramidal Crown density is moderate Growth rate is medium Coarse texture Is an evergreen Figure 1

Bark Is thin Is easily damaged Brown to gray smooth/lenticellate when young Close plates or scales later in life Figure 2

Twig Very stout White to rusty tomentum long (1 to 1 1/2 inches) silky white to rusty red terminal bud Figure 3

Leaf Simple type and alternates Shape is elliptic (oval) Broad and is an evergreen Evergreen Blade length is 8 to 12 inches 4 to 8 inches wide Green in color and leathery underside often has a cinnamon-brown pubescence Figure 4

Bud Silky white to red Terminal Figure 5

Flower 8 to 12" long Very pleasant fragrance Creamy white color Flowers in the summer and in the spring Monoecious Figure 6

Fruit Fleshy Conelike Matures from September through the late fall Seeds are 6 to 13 mm (0.25 to 0.5 in) long and bright red The seeds emerge and hang temporarily The seeds are suspended by slender, silken threads before dropping An aggregate of follicles green changing to red and later to brown 3 to 5 inches long Figure 7

Habitat and Range Ranges from the Coastal Plain to extreme southeast Virginia to Florida, and all the way westward to Texas Habitat is located in lowlands & coastal woods Figure 8

Uses Recommended for buffer strips around parking lots For median strip plantings in the highway Screen Shade tree Residential street tree

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