Magnolia accuminata
cucumbertree
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
From
Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 75' height, 83' spread, 293" circumf., Waukon,
Iowa
National Register of Big
Trees
Range Map
-The native range of cucumbertree, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: cucumber magnolia, yellow cucumbertree, yellow-flower
magnolia, and mountain magnolia
Habitat: Moist soils of slopes and valleys in the mixed hardwood forests of the
southern
Appalachian Mountains
Description: The most widespread and hardiest of the eight native magnolia species in
the United States.
Uses: Similar to yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). They are often
marketed together and used for pallets, crates, furniture, plywood, and special products
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