Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum

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.

Maryland Biodiversity Project Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata)

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.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata) in the Magnolias Database

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 (cucumbertree) Go Botany

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 (Cucumber Tree)

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.

Photo of the entire plant of Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata) posted by ILPARW

The cucumber tree ( Magnolia acuminata ), also known as the cucumber magnolia, is a very large, hardy deciduous tree that's native to North America. The tree is known for its symmetrical growth habit with a wide, straight trunk and and pyramidal crown. Its large, oval to oblong leaves are a glossy yellow-green. The soft bark is a dark gray-brown.

Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree) Go Botany

Magnolia acuminata, commonly known as cucumber tree, is native to eastern North America, reaching its largest size in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata North American Insects & Spiders

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 […]

Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata yellow cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum

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.

Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree) Go Botany

description: The Gurkenmagnolie is one of the largest and most robust magnolia species. On the east coast of North America it is a common forest tree. The unripe fruits look like cucumbers, hence the name. Tree profile name botanical: Magnolia acuminata other name: Cucumber Magnolia other name: Blue Magnolia family: Magnoliaceae species:

cucumbertree magnolia acuminata washington American trees , Bryce, zion, grandcanyon, utah

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).

Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree) Go Botany

Magnolia Acuminata is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m (65ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4. It is in flower from May to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Beetles.

Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree magnolia The Dawes Arboretum

Cucumber Tree - Magnolia acuminata This very rare Carolinean species is Canada's only native Magnolia species, and unfortunately was Ontario's first endangered tree species. Although this magnificent species is more common in the south-eastern United States, it is endangered in Ontario and Canada due to deforestation and loss of habitat.

Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Magnolia, Cucumber Tree, Cucumbertree, Cucumbertree Magnolia

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.

Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata The Arboretum

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 Cucumber tree Van den Berk Nurseries

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.