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Below is a list of magnolia species and cultivars which currently (2016) [1] hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Magnolias are shrubs or trees which put on a showy display of tulip-like flowers, often scented, in early to late spring. Many are slow-growing and may take several years to start flowering.
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Bigleaf magnolia. Southeastern United States. Secure. Tree to 65 foot; leaves 20-35 inch long, fruit 1.5–4 inch long with more than 50 carpels. Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei (Wetherby) Spongberg. Ashe magnolia. Northwest Florida. Shrub or small tree to 40 foot; leaves 10–23 inch long, fruit 1.5–2.3 inch long with less than 50 carpels.
Magnolia stellata, the star magnolia, [1] is a slow-growing deciduous shrub or small tree native to Japan. It bears large, showy white or pink flowers in early spring, before its leaves open. This species is closely related to the Kobushi magnolia (Magnolia kobus), and is treated by many botanists as a variety or even a cultivar of that.
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak (/ ˈ tʃ ʌ m p ə k /), [3] is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. [4] It was previously classified as Michelia champaca . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
Magnolia grandiflora is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow 120 ft (37 m) tall. [6] It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. [ 7 ] The leaves are simple and broadly ovate, 12–20 cm ( 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 – 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 6–12 cm ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) broad, [ 7 ] with smooth margins.
Magnolia virginiana is often grown as an ornamental tree in gardens, and used in horticultural applications to give an architectural feel to landscape designs. It is an attractive tree for parks and large gardens, grown for its large, conspicuous, scented flowers, for its clean, attractive foliage, and for its fast growth.
In 1993 The North American Native Plant Society purchased Shining Tree Woods to preserve a stand of Magnolia acuminata, which is also known as "The Shining Tree". The leaves are deciduous , simple and alternate, oval to oblong, 12–25 centimetres (4.7–9.8 in) long and 6–12 centimetres (2.4–4.7 in) wide, with smooth margins and downy on ...