Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Grows wild and as lawn trees in Norco, Louisiana


New growth in spring.



Flowers have very pleasant fragrance.

Immature seed pod, mature seed pods and mature seeds in them. Seeds must be sown fresh and stratified.

Seeds in MOIST peat moss three weeks into the three month stratification needed to germinate in spring. Red husks and pulp have rotted away, leaving the tan seeds. Using fresh seeds and keeping them moist during stratification is VERY important for the seeds to retain their viability.



This is a tall narrow tree in my front yard.


Texas native tree.

Magnificent flowers.





'D.D. Blanchard' blossom

Southern Magnolia, close up of leaves.

About 120 yr old Southern Magnolia in an Athens, TN cemetary

Southern Magnolia at Fort Worth Botanical Gardens.

elegantly trimmed tree, southern California

leaves

magnolia with about a 4 foot diameter... not that uncommon 'round here

older tree

Photo taken March 2007. Bush's Pasture Park Salem Oregon

Photo taken March 2007

wild magnolia probably about 30 yrs old on Hiilton Head Island, S.C.

trees over run w/ wisteria

Blossom from a magnolia in my yard.

New leaf growth.

Photo taken July 2007

One year old seedling. z9b/10a CA

Side view of the same seedling as the previous picture. z9b/10a CA

A sure sign that Spring has arrived...

The photo was made on the Black Sea coast near Sochi in the middle of October, 2008.

The photo was made on the Black Sea coast near Sochi in the middle of October, 2008.

The photo was made on the Black Sea coast near Sochi in the middle of October, 2008.

Krapets, Bulgaria. Zone 7b.

Growing since 1948 when Mrs. Roth planted this on the FIloli estate, an historic garden in Woodside, Ca.

Trunk of largest M.grandiflora I have ever seen. Oakland. Ca.

Old tree very near the end of it's lifespan.

Magnolia bloom


Growing in the front yard of "River Rats," a river rafting company near Benton, Tennesseee

Magnolia blooms (May 31) NE Florida









Filoli gardens - old nicely trimmed Magnolia grandiflora

San Francisco, California

Currently Blooming in our Southern Garden

Native trees in sandhill habitat- zone 8b NW FL

Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a

Johannesburg Botanical Garden, South Africa. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a.

Krapets, Bulgaria, zone 8a

Plant in late July. Saint George, Utah, United States
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Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Type: | Trees |
Height: | over 40 ft. (12 m) |
Conditions: | Zone 6-10, Sun to Partial Shade |