Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Magnolia Tripetala

Size:

30'-40' tall

Leaves:

alternate but clustered at the ends of stout branches, simple, 14"-22" long with smooth untoothed margins, with V-shaped base; somewhat resembling an open umbrella

Flowers:

white, 10" across, bowl-shaped, with an unpleasant fragrance; April-May

Fruit:

4" pink cone-like cluster, with seeds dark pink to red; July-October

Fall Interest:

yellow; deciduous

Culture:

partial sun; rich, consistently moist soil

Disease/Insect:

Use:

specimen, woodland garden

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark thin, light gray, smooth, marked by small bristles or bumps; usually multi-trunked; native to Arkansas