Magnolia
(Magnolia sp.)
 
Cucumber Tree
(M. acuminata)
 
Type: Deciduous
Zone: 5
Height and Width: 85' tall, 30' wide
Shade Density: Dense
Fall Foliage: Brown
Soil Preference: Rich, well-drained
 
Comments
Grow for shade.  Inconspicuous flowers and colorful cucumber-shaped seedpods.  Branches often skirt ground.  Beautiful, fast-growing specimen.
 
 
Saucer
(M. x soulangiana)
 
Type: Deciduous
Zone: 6
Height and Width: 25' tall, 25' wide
Shade Density: Light
Fall Foliage: Brown
Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained
 
Comments
Use as specimen.  Five- to 10- inch white-purple cup-shaped flowers cover tree in early spring before leaves appear.  Attractive slate-gray bark.
 
Southern
(M. grandiflora)
 
Type: Broad-leaved evergreen
Zone: 7
Height and Width: 90' tall, 80' wide
Shade Density: Medium to dense
Fall Foliage: Not Applicable
Soil Preference: Moist, well-drained
 
Comments
Many varieties.  Use as shade trees in large yards and street trees in the South.  Old leaves replaced every two years.  Eight-inch white flowers in spring and summer.