Botanical Name MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA
mag - NOL - yah grand-i- FLOR -ah Pronunciation mag - NOL - yah grand-i- FLOR -ah
Common Name Southern Magnolia
Family MAGNOLIACEAE
Life Cycle Evergreen perennial
Growth Habit Tree Height 50’ - 80’ Width 30’ - 60’ Upright/ Pyramidal
Arrangement Alternate
Leaf Length 4” - 10” Width 2” - 5”
Margin Entire
Veins Pinnate
Composition Simple
Flower Late Spring Creamy White/8” to 12” in diameter
Fruit Fall Red follicles
Exposure Sun Part shade
Growth Slow to medium
Use Specimen
Description Widely used and planted in the South Yankees would kill to be able to grow this tree
Description Many cultivars with varying leaf sizes - ‘Jane’, ‘Braken’s Brown Beauty’, ‘Little Gem’
Cultural Practices Transplant in winter or early spring Soil should be rich, porous, and well drained
Problems Continuous leaf fall requiring cleanup if lower branches pruned
Zones 7 to 9
Native of Southern USA