Flowering TreesIn the landscape
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Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 60-80 ft × 30-50 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts pollinators, small mammals and songbirds, stands up well to deer, pests and salt.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 60-80 ft × 30-50 ft
- Spacing
- 24-60 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Brown, Green
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Pests, Salt, Wind, Pollution, Wet soil
- Watch out for
- Messy — drops litter, Spreads weedily
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
Freeze survival
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