The bigleaf magnolia has the largest simple leaves and largest flowers of any tree indigenous to North America. It is a rare, native, deciduous, pyramidal tree with a single trunk and develops a spreading, broad, rounded crown with age, and grows 30 to 40 feet tall and equally as wide.

Magnolia macrophylla, the bigleaf magnolia, is a deciduous magnolia native to the southeastern United States and eastern Mexico. This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America.

Jan 26, 2024 · The bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) has massive, bright green leaves and fragrant flowers. Learn how to grow this native North American plant.

Mar 31, 2024 · Magnolia macrophylla, commonly referred to as the bigleaf magnolia, is a species of magnolia native to the southeastern United States and eastern Mexico. This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America.

Large, up to 11″ across, fragrant flowers with multiple large white petals bloom in late spring or early summer and are followed by an open, cone-like seed structure. The cluster of bright red fleshy seeds are embedded in a semi-woody, bristly cone that may persist into winter.

Noted for its unique enormous leaves, Magnolia macrophylla (Bigleaf Magnolia) is a magnificent, deciduous tree with a single trunk and a broad, rounded crown.

Sep 22, 2024 · Bigleaf magnolias can be large trees. Although you rarely see big mature ones, these trees can reach over 100 feet tall. The National Champion is in Kentucky and stands 108 feet tall and 42 feet across. Heights of 30-40 feet are more typical.

Bigleaf magnolia sports the largest simple leaf of any temperate North American tree, reaching a length of 30 inches. Enormous blossoms, spanning a foot, are a fitting accompaniment to its paddle-like foliage.

This North American native tree is deciduous in most areas but semi-evergreen in the Deep South. Bigleaf Magnolia grows slowly to 30 to 40 feet and spreads 20 to 25 feet forming a rounded, broad canopy.

Magnolia macrophylla, commonly called bigleaf magnolia, is noted for its huge oblong-obovate leaves (to 30 inches long) which are the largest simple leaves of any tree indigenous to North America. Leaves are green above and silvery-gray below.