#20
Accession Number: 0020-0000
Common Name: Southern Magnolia
Latin Name: Magnolia grandiflora
Family: Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)
Native Range: Southeastern United States
Height: 60–80 feet
Spread: 30–50 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: White
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a flowering tree; fruit is showy; tolerates air pollution
Description: The Southern Magnolia is native to moist wooded areas in the southeastern United States. It is easily recognized by its large, dark green, glossy, evergreen leaves, as well as the large, striking, fragrant, white flowers that can approach nearly a foot in diameter. The flowers bloom in late spring, often with occasional additional blooms throughout the summer. The cone-like fruiting clusters mature in late summer to early fall, releasing individual orange-red seeds from each carpel. Considered fully hardy to zone 7, in New Jersey they are marginally hardy and sometimes experience more cold damage over the winter than throughout most of their growing range.
