General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 30 to 40 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Other: Large leaves, 12 ti 18 inches in length with "ear lobes" at base.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 3-4 inch cone-like; bright red when mature, fading to brown.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Flowering Tree
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Fraser Magnolia
  • Magnolia
  • Mountain Magnolia

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Location: Linville Gorge Wilderness, NC
Date: 2018-05-09
Magnolia fraseri bloom
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2004-09-12
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2006-02-26
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: c. 1865
illustration by Bessa from Michaux's 'The North American Sylva',
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2002-06-02
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2002-06-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2002-06-04
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

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