#66 most planted
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia · also Bull bay, Big-laurel, Evergreen magnolia
BroadleafEvergreen
36,565
trees mapped
0.36%
of all named trees
18
cities
8.0 in
median trunk (20 cm, 30,675 measured)
30 yr
median age (71% have a planting date)
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Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia, is a large, striking evergreen tree with dark-green leaves and large, fragrant white flowers. Native to the Southeastern United States coastal plain, it is widely cultivated globally. Its timber is commercially used for furniture and veneer.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 22,8504.9%30 yr9.0 in
- 6,7025.0%15 yr4.0 in
- 4,3510.30%——
- 9760.43%—7.8 in
- 9590.49%4.4 yr2.5 in
- 1680.09%—4.0 in
- 1150.07%—5.2 in
- 1090.01%—5.0 in
- 790.02%—7.1 in
- 780.03%—4.1 in
- 600.02%17 yr5.9 in
- 450.00%—1.7 in
- 290.08%—5.5 in
- 220.01%—1.9 in
- 110.01%2.4 yr1.5 in
- 60.04%—9.6 in
- 30.04%——
- 20.00%—3.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 90 ft
- Canopy spread
- 60 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.0 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 18 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Magnolia in the catalogue
32 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
