southern magnolia Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora

Leaf:Alternate, simple, evergreen, oval to elliptical, 5 to 8 inches long, pinnately veined, entire margin, very thick almost plastic-like, waxy/shiny dark green above, paler with rusty fuzz below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; very showy and fragrant, 6 to 8 inches wide with large white petals, occur singly in late spring and occasionally a few in the fall.
Fruit:An aggregate of follicles, green changing to red and later to brown, cylindrical, 3 to 5 inches long with a bright red seed (1/2 inch long) in each follicle, maturing in fall.
Twig:Stout, with white to rusty tomentum and a long (1 to 1 1/2 inches) silky white to rusty red terminal bud.
Bark:Brown to gray, thin, smooth/lenticellate when young, later with close plates or scales.
Form:A medium sized tree up to 80 feet with a pyramidal crown. When open grown, the crown is dense with low branches.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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