Spreading, deciduous shrub. Showy flowers, attractive foliage, and spreading growth habit. Dark green leaves are obovate to 8 inches long. Tulip-shaped flowers are fragrant, goblet-shaped, generally white, 3 to 6 inches across. Grow magnolias as specimans, or among other trees […]
Magnolia paenetalauma ( Paenetalauma Magnolia )
Evergreen, small tree reaching 35 feet tall. Branchlets are covered in fine hairs when young, maturing into smooth bark. Leaves are thin and leathery, 6-9 inches long. Flowers are white and fragrant. Native to forest and thickets near streamsides, in […]
Magnolia officinalis ( Official Magnolia )
A tall tree, reaching 60 to 70 feet tall with rusty brown bark, yellowish twigs. Large leaves are green above, grayish below. Large 6 to 8 inch blooms are creamy white, with a pink tinge, reddish stamens. Flowers in early […]
Magnolia obovata ( Whitebark Magnolia )
Vigorous deciduous tree. Showy flowers, attractive foliage, and spreading growth habit. Dark green leaves are obovate to 8 inches long. Tulip-shaped flowers are fragrant, cup-shaped, generally creamy white, 8 inches across with 9 to 12 petals. Grow magnolias as specimans, […]
Magnolia nana ( Dwarf Magnolia )
Small evergreen shrub to 3 feet tall with entirely smooth leaves and branchlets. Leathery leaves have a shiny upper surface, dull green below. Flowers in white. Native to forests at 4300 feet altitude in parts of South east Asia. Rare […]
Magnolia maingayi ( Maingayi Magnolia )
An evergreen tree or shrub 50 to 65 feet tall. Young branchlets are covered in a white or yellowish tomentum. Leaves are 8 to 10 inches long, papery and smooth. Fragrant flowers are yellowish white. Native to dense forested lands […]
Magnolia macrophylla ( Maryland Umbrella Tree )
Broadly conical, deciduous shrub or tree with oblong and slightly wavy-margined glossy mid-green leaves to 9 inches long. Bears cup-shaped, strongly fragrant white flowers to 6 inches across in late summer.
Magnolia macrophylla ( Large-Leaf Cucumber Tree )
Openly branching shrub or tree. Bark is smooth and gray-brown, with yellowish twigs. The terminal buds have a covering of fine white hairs. Large leaves are medium green and smooth with a silvery, downy underside, up to 3 feet long. […]
Magnolia macrophylla ( Bigleaf Cucumber Tree )
Introduced by Louisiana Nursery. Has larger flowers than the species. Openly branching shrub or tree with a rather coarse texture. Should be grown in a large garden. Bark is smooth and gray-brown, with yellowish twigs. The terminal buds have a […]
Magnolia macklottii ( Macklottii Magnolia )
A large evergreen tree, reaching about 65 feet tall. Leaves are 8 to 10 inches long and papery, smooth above, furred below. Flowers are a creamy yellow. Native to evergreen forests at 5000 feet in Sumatra and Java. It is […]