(Macadamia)

Producing large nuts, the Beaumont macadamia is well-suited for growth in dry, subtropical areas and has pretty, bright pink, pendent flowers, and reddish new leaves. A hybrid selection from crossing two Australian natives, the smooth-shelled (Macadamia integrifolia) and the rough-shelled (M. tetraphylla) macadamias, it is a very slow growing, evergreen tree that attains an upright yet rounded canopy. The foliage of macadamia tree is handsome. They are dark green and glossy, often...

(Bois d’arc, Hedge Apple, Osage Orange)

The large, warty, round fruits of Osage orange are heavy and dangerous when they start thudding to the ground in fall. Originally this native deciduous tree only inhabited the plains of the Red River in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas and the other regions of Texas, such as the Blackland Prairies and Chisos Mountains. Populations spread due to human cultivation and now exist across much of North America. The tree itself is medium-sized, long-lived and develops a pleasing rounded or pyramidal canopy....

(Alexandria Magnolia, Magnolia)

This is a classic magnolia for the spring landscape. The lovely blooms of ‘Alexandria’ appear in mid to late spring just before the leaves emerge but after the danger of frost has passed. The large, slightly fragrant flowers are goblet-shaped and rosy purple with pale pink petal edges and centers. This deciduous hybrid tree is fast growing and attains a broadly conical shape when mature.

Magnolias should be planted in full to partial sun and rich, well-drained soil with an acid to neutral pH....

(Magnolia)

Numerous pale yellow flowers adorn the bare branches of 'Butterflies' magnolia each spring. The delicate cupped blooms hold clusters of red stamens in their centers for added interest.

This vigorous hybrid of the Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata) and cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata) is pyamidal when young but becomes much broader with age. It has excellent cold hardiness and is especially lovely when it flowers in midspring just before its broad, slightly hairy green...

(Elizabeth Magnolia, Magnolia)

The Elizabeth magnolia is breathtaking when in flower in early to mid-spring. The yellow buds unfurl to reveal a light buttery yellow fragrant flower that fades slightly to pale yellow. This hybrid tree is a cross of the Yulan and cucumber tree magnolias. It has long oval leaves that emerge bronze and then turn dark green.

Magnolias should be planted in rich, well drained soils that are neutral to acidic. They may tolerate slightly alkaline soils at the risk of developing chlorosis, or yellowing...

(Magnolia, Magnolia Galaxy)

The Galaxy magnolia is lovely when in flower in mid to late spring before its leaves emerge but after the danger of the last frost. Large, goblet-shaped, violet-pink flowers are only slightly fragrant. This hybrid tree is fast growing and attains a broadly conical shape at maturity.

Magnolias should be planted in rich, well drained soils that are neutral to acidic. They may tolerate slightly alkaline soils at the risk of developing chlorosis, or yellowing of the leaves from a nutrient deficiency....

(Jon Jon Magnolia, Magnolia)

In midspring, the beige branches of ‘Jon Jon’ become profusely covered with light pink flower buds that open to mostly white flowers with red-pink bases. These flowers are large, opening as wide as a dinner plate. This large, hybrid, deciduous small tree is vigorous and free-flowering, attaining a tall, rounded shape. Fall foliage color is a mix of yellow and brown tones.

Magnolias should be planted in full to partial sun and rich, well-drained soil with an acid to neutral pH. In more alkaline...

(Felix® Magnolia, Magnolia)

Deep hot rosy pink flowers the size of dinner plates grace the upright branches on the Felix® magnolia. This multiple or singular-trunked, upright, tapering oval-shaped deciduous tree ('Jurmag2') is the result of breeding by New Zealanders Mark and Felix Jury. Healthy trees are capable of producing hundreds of flowers across all their branches.

Before any signs of new leaf growth in early spring, the plump flower buds open on naked branch tips. The petals are deep hot pink to fuchsia-rose, marked...

(Magnolia, Maxine Merrill Magnolia)

A medium-sized deciduous tree, 'Maxine Merrill' is one of the few magnolias that bears yellow blossoms that aren't floppy in habit. Bred by Philip J. Savage of Michigan, this cultivar is the result of crossing a yellow cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata ssp. subcordata 'Miss Honeybee') with the hybrid Loebner magnolia (M. loebneri 'Merrill'). When mature, it attains an upright, slightly conical silhouette with slender, somewhat open branches.

The flower buds slowly swell...

(Magnolia)

This is an architecturally interesting small deciduous tree with a full rounded habit and elegant spring flowers. The large, broad-petaled blooms of ‘Milky Way’ are white to pale pink, slightly fragrant and have a stronger pink blush at the base of the petals. This hybrid is fast-growing, heavy blooming and has attractive green foliage that emerges as the flowers fade.

Magnolias should be planted in full to partial sun and rich, well-drained soil with an acid to neutral pH. In more alkaline...