cucumbertree Magnoliaceae Magnolia acuminata

Leaf:Alternate, simple, elliptical or ovate, 6 to 10 inches long, pinnately veined, entire margin, acuminate tip, dark green above and paler, whitened below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, high in the tree, green to greenish-yellow, appearing in late spring or early summer.
Fruit:An aggregate of follicles, 2 to 3 inches long, cylindrical, initially green (cucumber-like), then red, and later dark brown; seeds inside follicles are 1/2 inch long, nearly round, red when mature in the fall.
Twig:Moderately stout, red-brown, light lenticels; large, silky, white terminal bud, stipule scars encircle the twig. Twigs have a spicy-sweet smell when broken.
Bark:Light gray-brown and flaky, quite soft (can dent with thumbnail), much darker reddish brown when flaked away.
Form:Pyramidal when young, developing a straight trunk and a rounded crown reaching up to 80 feet tall.
leaf flower fruit twig bark form map
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