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Tree
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Large evergreen with huge fragrant white flowers. Needs room — best for larger properties; drops leaves year-round.
Recommended uses
- Specimen
- Shade
- Plant type
- Evergreen tree
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Mature width
- 30–40 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Medium