Magnolia tripetala

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Umbrella magnolia
Cultivated specimen at Morton Arboretum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Magnoliaceae Genus: Magnolia Subgenus: M. subg. Magnolia Section: M. sect. Rhytidospermum subsect. Rhytidospermum Species: M. tripetala
Binomial name
Magnolia tripetala L.

Magnolia tripetala, commonely called Umbrella magnolia or simply Umbrella-tree, is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States in the Appalachian Mountains region. Umbrella magnolias have large shiny leaves 30-50 cm long, spreading from stout stems. In a natural setting the Umbrella magnolia can grow 15 m tall. The flowers are large, 15-25 cm diameter, with six to nine creamy-white petals and a large red style, which later develops into a red fruit 10 cm long, containing several red seeds.

Immature fruit.

These trees are attractive and easy to grow. The leaves turn yellow in the autumn. Immature fruit and leaf details.

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• Magnolia tripetala images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu