2. Botanical Name  M AGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA

3. Pronunciation  mag - NOL - yah grand-i- FLOR -ah

4. Common Name  Southern Magnolia

6. Family  M AGNOLIACEAE

7. Life Cycle  Evergreen perennial

9. Growth Habit  Tree  Height 50’ - 80’  Width 30’ - 60’  Upright/ Pyramidal

10. Arrangement  Alternate

11. Leaf  Length 4” - 10”  Width 2” - 5”

12. Margin  Entire

14. Veins  Pinnate

15. Composition  Simple

17. Flower  Late Spring  Creamy White/8” to 12” in diameter

20. Fruit  Fall  Red follicles

22. Exposure  Sun  Part shade

23. Growth  Slow to medium

24. Use  Specimen

25. Description  Widely used and planted in the South  Yankees would kill to be able to grow this tree

27. Description  Many cultivars with varying leaf sizes - ‘Jane’, ‘Braken’s Brown Beauty’, ‘Little Gem’

28. Cultural Practices  Transplant in winter or early spring  Soil should be rich, porous, and well drained

29. Problems  Continuous leaf fall requiring cleanup if lower branches pruned

30. Zones  7 to 9

31. Native of  Southern USA