Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata yellow cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum
Magnolia acuminata, commonly called the cucumber tree (often spelled as a single word " cucumbertree "), cucumber magnolia or blue magnolia, is one of the largest magnolias, and one of the cold-hardiest. It is a large forest tree of the Eastern United States and Southern Ontario in Canada.
Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum
Description Cucumber Tree is a native deciduous tree found in eastern North America and is found in the foothills and Appalachian Mountains of NC. The tree is found naturally in subxeric forests (especially over rock) and in moist to dry slopes. It will grow 60-80 feet tall with a pyramidal crown and a straight trunk.
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Magnolia acuminata, commonly called the cucumber tree (often spelled as a single word 'cucumbertree'), cucumber magnolia or blue magnolia, is one of the largest magnolias, and one of the cold-hardiest. It is a large forest tree of the Eastern United States and Southern Ontario, Canada. It is a tree that tends to occur singly as scattered specimens, rather than in groves.
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Its 6-12 inch long (0.3 m) leaves are scattered along the branches, and its large, white flowers have a pleasant fragrance. This tall magnolia makes a fine specimen and shade tree; thus, many cultivars have been bred. However, its thin bark makes it vulnerable to injury. Habitat
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Cucumber-Tree is a deciduous medium-sized tree common in the Mountains, rare in the Piedmont of North Carolina. The leaves are similar to other deciduous Magnolias, particularly the Umbrella-Tree (Magnolia tripetala), but are a bit shorter, more broadly ovate, thicker, and are not clustered at the ends of branches.. Alleghany Co., NC 5/31/2009.
Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum
Magnolia acuminata is a North American native tree that offers tropical-looking, 10-inch-long leaves and greenish-yellow flowers in early summer. It grows 70 feet tall and 30 feet wide. It grows 70 feet tall and 30 feet wide.
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Magnolia acuminata, commonly known as cucumber tree, is native to eastern North America, reaching its largest size in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Cucumbertree (Magnolia acuminata), also called cucumber magnolia, yellow cucumbertree, yellow-flower magnolia, and mountain magnolia, is the most widespread and hardiest of the eight native magnolia species in the United States, and the only magnolia native to Canada.
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Height: 50 to 80 ft Width: 50 to 80 ft Common Characteristics: Cucumbertree is a large magnolia that has a straight trunk with short upright to spreading branches. It has large leaves, often 5" to 10" long and 6" wide. They are elliptical to ovate in shape and sometimes have wavy edges. The leaves are green and paler with soft hairs underneath.
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Magnolia acuminata Common names: cucumbertree, cucumber magnolia All pictures (6) Share Overview More Information Care Knowledge Cultivars Photo Gallery (6) Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber-tree), flower, side; © The Morton Arboretum Magnolia acuminata L. (cucumbertree), growth habit, tree form; © John Hagstrom
Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Tree)
The hardiest of all magnolias, Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Tree) is a magnificent, deciduous tree with a straight trunk and a pyramidal crown. In late spring to early summer, tulip-shaped, slightly fragrant, yellowish-green flowers, 2-4 in. long (5-10 cm), open with emerging leaves on mature trees (at least 12 years old).
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Cucumbertree Magnolia Magnolia acuminata Description & Overview Cucumbertree Magnolia is a large, cold-hardy, fast-growing shade tree native to a large area of the United States and Ontario, Canada. This majestic tree has a tall, broad, symmetrical pyramidal growth habit and is perfect for a park or large open area. Cucumbertree […]
Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata) in the Magnolias Database
Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata) Description: This deciduous tree is 40-80' at maturity, forming a straight trunk up to 3' across and a pyramidal to rounded crown. Branches of the crown are widely spreading to ascending; the crown becomes more open on older trees.
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The Cucumber Magnolia also known as the Yellow Magnolia develops a pyramidal shape with broad spreading branches reaching 50-80 ft. and produces a slightly fragrant greenish yellow flower in the Spring that shows a small knobby fruit resembling a cucumber with pinkish red seeds.
Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum
Magnolia acuminata cucumber tree Large tree, conical when young, spreading with age, up to 30m in height, with large, mid-green ovate leaves slightly downy on the underside. Small, pale green/yellow flowers with a metallic blue sheen bloom in late spring and early summer.
Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Magnolia, Cucumber Tree, Cucumbertree, Cucumbertree Magnolia
Cucumber tree magnolias ( Magnolia acuminata) are hardy varietals grown more for their foliage than their blooms. This is because the three-inch (8 cm.) long flowers are yellow-green in hue and tend to blend in with the trees foliage. These trees are stately as adults, especially when the lower limbs have been pruned to prevent them from dragging.