Wednesday, 4 April 2018

MAGNOLIA

Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from Virginia south to central Florida, and west to East Texas and Oklahoma. Reaching 28 m in height, it is a large, striking, evergreen tree with large, dark green leaves up to 20 cm long and 12 cm wide, and large, white, fragrant flowers up to 30 cm in diameter.

 Widely cultivated in warmer areas around the world, over 50 cultivars have been bred and marketed commercially. The timber is hard and heavy, and has been used commercially to make furniture, pallets, and veneer. The climate in Melbourne suits this tree very well and there are many fine specimens in gardens, parks, streets and reserves. Once established, the trees are drought tolerant, and are indeed the most drought tolerant of all the Magnolia species.

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5 comments:

  1. Lea4 April 2018 at 06:15

    Beautiful!
    We have lots of magnolia trees here in Mississippi USA, but I never thought of them as world travelers! So glad to see it in Australia!

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  2. NCSue4 April 2018 at 13:07

    Magnolias are so beautiful. We have a large one in our front yard, and it is interesting and beautiful year-round.
    Thanks for linking up at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/04/biltmore-estate-in-bloom.html

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  3. Su-sieee! Mac4 April 2018 at 13:22

    I didn't know it was an evergreen. The Mama would've loved that.

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  4. ABC-Wednesday5 April 2018 at 03:16

    gorgeous, looks and smells... one of my most favorite ones

    Have a splendid, ♥-warming ABC-Wednes-day / -week
    ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♪ (ABC-W-team)
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  5. Mascha5 April 2018 at 23:05

    So bautiful! Cannot wait to see my Magnolies in bloom (but it ewill take still some time in this year)

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