I love to stand under this Magnolia macrophylla. It has the largest single leaf and largest single bloom of all the North American native trees.
This tree is naturally found in only certain spots of North Carolina. I admit to moving this one out of a friend’s yard, near Charlotte, several decades ago. It has thrived in its new location.
Its common names are Bigleaf Magnolia, big-leafed cucumber tree and umbrella tree. It is a native of the southerneastern United States.
Its leaves splay out from central branches like opened umbrellas. It has an interesting form even in winter as these braches reach up like arms of candelbras.
I am lucky to be able to see its big white blooms from up on our deck. These flowers are so high that they are hard to see and impossible to smell from the ground.
This tree is a treasure.
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An impressive tree, and also one of the older species on the planet! 🤩
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Beautiful! Also, congratulations on ten years and good luck keeping the deer away!
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I don’t think I ever saw one. I looked it up and it said the leaves were deciduous. Is that correct? I also saw it could grow as far north as Massachusetts.
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Yes. The leaves shed and cover under the tree. It looks life spread out newspapers.
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Another type is in the NC mountains.
We are zone 5 because of altitude. NC piedmont is zone 7.
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I love these, too. My parents had one.
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