Magnolia grandiflora seed

LATIN NAME: MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA

COMMON NAME: Southern Magnolia

The southern magnolia chalices the tall, stately, evergreen tree with the large, glossy, leathery, dark-green leaves with the rusty-brown felt on the undersides and the huge, creamy-white, deeply fragrant flowers that open through the late spring and the summer, each bloom built from the many broad, fleshy petals around the cone of the golden stamens, the cone-like clusters of the red seeds following in the autumn. The crown holds the deep green through the whole year, and the tree stands the heat and the city air well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The huge, fragrant flowers of the southern magnolia hold a long place in the research on the primitive flowering plants of the magnolia family, and the grandiflora species appears in the studies of the flower structure, the fragrance chemistry and the dense, glossy crown. The work looks at the ancient lineage of the family, the rusty-felted leaf undersides, and the seed biology. The botanists note the beetle-pollinated blooms, and the growers of the grand evergreen ornamental trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden, the park and the avenue, the southern magnolia chalices the summer branches with the creamy blooms. The perfume fills the garden through the summer, the red seeds feed the birds, and the timber serves the furniture and the joinery. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Stately, glossy and summer-fragrant.

To grow the Southern Magnolia from seed, rub the red coats off the fresh seeds, then press them into the moist, gritty bed in the autumn, keep the bed gently moist, and the young trees appear in the spring.

Keep the bed gently watered, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The chalice blooms come in a few seasons. Settle the young trees in the deep, moist ground, and the chalice blooms will open over the summer.

 

 

 

 

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Medicinal use : The bark is diaphoretic, stimulant, tonic. It is used in the treatment of malaria and rheumatism. A decoction has been used as a wash and a bath for prickly heat itching. The decoction has also been used as a wash for sores and as a steam bath for treating dropsy. An alcoholic extract of the plant reduces the blood pressure, produces a slight acceleration in respiration but has no action on the heart.

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Edible parts : The flowers are pickled in some parts of England and are considered to have an exquisite flavor. They are also said to be used as a spice and a condiment..

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Other uses : A fairly wind-tolerant tree, it can be used in shelter belt plantings. An essential oil is obtained from the flowers. Wood – hard and fairly heavy, but weak and not durable. White when first cut, it turns brown on exposure to air. It is used in limited amounts for fuel, baskets, crates, wooden ware and furniture.

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