Botanical Name: Magnolia grandiflora
Common Name: Southern magnolia (several varieties available)
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, mostly single-trunked tree, with a sturdy branching structure forming an oval or pyramidal canopy; the shape tends to be somewhat variable depending upon the specific variety used
Height 25-50'(80')
Spread 1/2-2/3
Growth Rate slow-moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil thrives in deep, moist loam soils; tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-12, 14-24); prefers hot humid locations
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, broadly elliptic to somewhat obovate; 4"-10" long; dark glossy green above, paler green and rusty-hairy beneath
Flowers white, very showy, waxy appearing; solitary at or near the tips of branches; 6-8" wide, strongly aromatic; May-September
Fruit a conelike, 4-8" long aggregate fruit
 
Propagation:
seed, followed by budding or grafting
 
Usage:
dramatic accent tree valued for large showy flowers and glossy foliage; smaller plants can be used as espalier, larger trees are suitable as lawn or street tree; has shallow, aggressive root system, messy plant
 
Landscape Care:
Watering thrives with heavy irrigation - not very drought-tolerant
Fertilizing balanced, in spring and late summer; add iron for chlorosis
Pruning head high when young and develop overall form; prune little
Pests/Diseases spider mites, scale; salt-burn from irrigation water
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin:Southeastern United States
Family: Magnoliaceae

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