Cucumber Tree Magnolia
Cucumbertree is a large magnolia that has a straight trunk with short upright to spreading branches.
Cucumber tree magnolia. Long 5-10 cm open with the. This variety is responsible for the development of some of the extremely popular yellow-flowered hybrid types of magnolia. Cucumbertree Magnolia - Magnolia acuminata.
Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata is the most widespread and hardiest of the eight native magnolia species in the United States and the only magnolia native to Canada. Bassett 2010 Maple Bigleaf Acer macrophyllum 32 47 5 84 Monroe 8 Southby Cook Bassett 2010 Maple Black Acer nigrum 131 95 18 244 Onondaga 7 Dan Deyle Grimm Tree Service 2010. However its thin makes it vulnerable to injury.
Its 6-12 inch long 03 m leaves are scattered along the branches and its large white flowers have a pleasant fragrance. This stately tree also has an attractive form and unique seed cones. The Cucumber Magnolia also known as the Yellow Magnolia develops a pyramidal shape with broad spreading branches reaching 50-80 ft.
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It is the only magnolia that is native to Missouri where it typically occurs in moist soils in wooded valleys bluff bases and thickets along the Mississippi River in the far southern part of the state Steyermark. The unripe fruits look like cucumbers hence the name. In late spring to early summer tulip-shaped slightly fragrant yellowish-green flowers 2-4 in.
Unlike other magnolias the cucumbertree is grown primarily for its foliage rather than its flowers. And produces a slightly fragrant greenish yellow flower in the Spring that shows a small knobby fruit resembling a cucumber with pinkish red seeds. With a medium to fast growth rate Cucumber Magnolia is an exceptional tree for large properties and prefers moist deep acid soil and full sun.