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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

[ Trees > Hardwoods > Magnolias . . . ]      Forest Type: Appalachian Cove

Range

Medium-sized southern tree with thick, evergreen leaves 5–8 inches long; producing showy white flowers and large cones.

by Michael Kuo

Habitat: Mixed with other trees; usually appearing in lowlands, near water.

Stature: 60–80 feet high; to 3 feet in diameter; with a pyramid-shaped crown.

Leaves: Thick and leathery; 5–8 inches long and 2–4 inches wide; narrowly egg-shaped to narrowly oval; without small lobes at the base; dark green and shiny above; paler below; with a prominent midrib; alternating, but often appearing whorled.

Bark: Thin; gray to brown or nearly black; smooth when young, becoming warty to scaly.

Flowers: Large; white; showy.

Cones: 3–4 inches long; green at first, then deep pink, then brown to black.


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Xylaria magnoliae grows from the decaying cones of southern magnolia and other Magnolia species.

 		 

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora

Magnolia grandiflora



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