Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Magnolia Macrophylla

Size:

30'- 40' tall by as wide, up to 50' tall

Leaves:

alternate but clustered at the ends of branches, simple, up to 30" long (the largest simple leaf of any plant indigenous to North America), with B-shaped base instead of V-shaped, untoothed; dark green above and silvery gray beneath

Flowers:

white with rose-purple blotches at petal bases, cup-shaped, 8"-10" across, showy, fragrant, often high in the tree; May-June

Fruit:

egg-shaped, cone-like, ripening to red, with individual red seeds hanging from white filiments; July-August

Fall Interest:

deciduous

Culture:

sun to partial sun; moist, rich, well-drained soil, not extremes of wet or dry; not tolerant of urban pollutants or of strong winds which can damage the large leaves

Disease/Insect:

Use:

flowering tree, woodland garden

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark gray and smooth; native to Arkansas but rare