Magnolia grandiflora
southern magnolia
Southern magnolia is an aristocrat of trees. It grows as a native throughout the lower South, is widely adaptable to a variety of soils, and has few pest problems. With glossy evergreen foliage and large white fragrant blossoms in spring, it truly is one of the most handsome and durable native trees for Southern landscapes. The largest privately planted grove of these trees are located at Milky Way Farm (Mars candy family) in Southern Tennessee.
Photos by Steve Nix
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Range Map
-The native range of Southern magnolia, USFS.
Southern Magnolia Habitat and Culture
(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: 98' height, 90' spread, 268" circumf., Jones County, Mississippi
National Register of Big Trees
Growing Southern Magnolia
Gary Wade, University of Georgia Extension
Southern Magnolia Images
(courtesy of ForestryImages.org)
Image
(images courtesy of Steve Nix and Forestry About.com)
Buy a Southern Magnolia Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)
Quick Stats
Common Names: evergreen magnolia, bull-bay, big-laurel, or large-flower magnolia
Habitat: Grows best on rich, moist, well-drained soils of the bottoms and low uplands of the Coastal Plains of Southeastern United States
Description: Has large fragrant white flowers and evergreen leaves that make it one of the most splendid of forest trees and a very popular ornamental trees.
Uses: Marketed as magnolia lumber along with other magnolia species to make furniture,
pallets, and veneer.
