Few plants can be considered as quintessentially Southern as the magnolia. Their big, waxy, glossy leaves juxtaposed with heady, fragrant flowers are familiar sights to Southerners. They bloom in a ...

On a recent group tree identification hike in a Leon County park, I found it interesting that the one tree everyone could identify was southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora. And it’s no wonder, as ...

Magnolias are one of the most beloved heralds of spring, whose showy blooms often appear before the trees leaf out. The diverse magnolia genus ranges from shrubs or dwarf trees to trees that grow over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. the leaves and fruit of a magnolia tree bathing in sunlight - Ib_photo/Getty Images A magnolia tree can be a gem in any yard, ...

Magnolia fruits don't look like the fruits we're used to seeing. The maturing seeds make the fruit look even more unusual. I’m wondering if you can tell me about this growth that opened into seeds on ...

Many kinds of small flowering trees help brighten our landscapes from late winter through the spring season. Coming into bloom now is one of the more beautiful of our early spring flowering trees, the ...

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I decided to shake the cob webs off and take some pictures of the flowers at Secrest Arboretum in Wooster. It felt good to get outside after being cooped up, and I’m ...

This fantastic flower was produced on a tree at what we here in Columbia, S.C., call the Belser Arboretum, a 7-acre (or so) tract of forested land pretty much in the middle of the city, and two blocks ...

Dear Roger: What's wrong with this magnolia tree, and what should I do to cure the sickness? — John Sutton, Fayetteville Dear John: Magnolias normally drop quite a few leaves about the time they start ...