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Tree Structure

Tree Structure

Bark Texture

Bark Texture

Branch Texture

Branch Texture

Leaf Underside and Buds

Leaf Underside and Buds

Winter Foliage

Winter Foliage

Fruit

Fruit

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

about the tree

  • FUN FACT: southern magnolia's leaves are extremely leathery on top but very fuzzy on the bottom.

  • leaf arrangement: alternate

  • fruit: cone

  • lifespan: up to 120 years

  • habitat: plains, low land, rich, moist soil

  • size: 80' tall

  • growth form: round, oval

  • uses: ornamental, lining streets

  • state tree: Mississippi

 

where is it found on campus?

  • administration building

  • middle school

  • berger hall

  • ?

 

Photography by Rachel George, '17

© 2015 Julia Gong, Cary Academy '17

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