Magnolia macclurei seed
LATIN NAME: Magnolia macclurei
COMMON NAME: MacClure’s Magnolia
MacClure’s magnolia is a handsome, upright evergreen tree of the warm woodlands, and its large, leathery leaves and its big, fragrant, creamy-white flowers have made it a valued tree of the parks and the gardens. It grows as an evergreen tree, reaching up to thirty metres, with the upright, branching trunk bearing the large, leathery, glossy, dark-green leaves and, in the spring, the large, showy, cup-shaped, fragrant, creamy-white flowers, followed by the cylindrical clusters of the red seeds. It is a species of the flowering tree in the magnolia family, and it is native to the southern China, including the Hainan, and the northern Vietnam, while it is grown in the mild gardens of the world, and it is known as MacClure’s magnolia.
MacClure’s magnolia belongs to the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae, and it is a species of the evergreen tree, native to the southern China and the northern Vietnam, while it is known as MacClure’s magnolia. It is prized for its large, leathery, glossy leaves and its big, fragrant, creamy-white flowers.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
MacClure’s magnolia has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture and the arboriculture, since its large, leathery foliage and its big, fragrant, creamy-white flowers have made it a valued tree of the parks and the gardens, and researchers have examined its growth, its hardiness and its value as an ornamental tree, while its fragrant, showy bloom has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a tree of the warm garden. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the southern China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the magnolias of the region has been of continuing interest, and the study of the wild trees has been of value to the gardeners. The species has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products, since the bark and the leaves of the magnolias contain a range of the compounds, and researchers have examined these constituents, while the chemistry of the magnolia family has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the garden rather than a casual remedy. For a tree of such beauty, MacClure’s magnolia has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, MacClure’s magnolia is a generous tree of the garden. Its big, fragrant, creamy-white flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its cylindrical clusters of the red seeds feed the birds, while its large, leathery, evergreen crown gives a fine cover and a shelter through the year. In the mild garden it makes a stately specimen on the lawn, its big, fragrant flowers filling the air of the spring.
Its economic value is real. MacClure’s magnolia is prized for its large, leathery, glossy foliage and its big, fragrant, creamy-white flowers, and its beauty has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a tree of the warm garden, while the magnolias have also been valued for their fine wood in the regions of their home. For a grower, MacClure’s magnolia is a rewarding and elegant tree, and for a gardener it brings a big, fragrant, creamy-white bloom to the garden. The seeds are easy to start — sow them fresh in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, keep them gently watered in a sheltered spot, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a handsome, evergreen, fragrant-flowered tree.
It is considered to be fast growing and is used to border property for fire control. It is also increasingly being grown for its useful timber. Said to grow 20-40′ in height.