Magnoliaceae TREE SEED

LATIN NAME: Magnolia

COMMON NAME: Magnolia

The magnolia cups the wide, creamy petals high in the bare branches, the whole tree standing in the soft, candle-lit look of the early spring garden. The hardy, deciduous or evergreen tree carries the large, glossy, oval leaves and the big, cup-shaped, creamy-white, pink or purple flowers with the thick, waxy petals, opening before or with the leaves in the early spring, one of the stately, quiet sights of the old garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the cone-like, reddish fruits with the plump, orange-red seeds. The plump seeds have a very long record in the old gardens of the temperate world, and the tree is a historic presence of the early spring. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The magnolia is a historic subject of the plant science, and the waxy petals keep showing up in the work on the early flowering trees. The way the big, cup-shaped flowers with the thick, waxy petals open before the leaves has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the early flowering trees, the large, glossy leaves and the ancient members of the magnolia family. The cone-like fruits and the old habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the magnolia is a regular subject of the work on the waxy petals of the temperate world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The magnolia is a stately, useful tree of the early spring garden and the study collection. The large, glossy, oval leaves and the big, cup-shaped, creamy-white, pink or purple flowers with the thick, waxy petals carry the stately look of the early spring garden, one of the stately, quiet sights of the old garden, drawing the bees, and the plump seeds have a very long record in the old gardens of the temperate world, the fine, hard timber coming to the light joinery and the steady craft of the old lands, while the cone-like, reddish fruits with the plump, orange-red seeds follow the flowers through the summer. It is one of the fine choices for the spring garden, the avenue and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the waxy petals and the very long history. It is a stately, useful tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The magnolia seeds start well in a deep, leafy mix kept moist in a bright, cool spot. The young trees are slow at first but steady, and they appreciate the deep, rich ground of the sheltered garden.

To grow the magnolia from seed, sow the plump, red-coated seeds over the surface of the deep flat of gritty, leafy soil, water gently, then keep the flat in a bright, cool spot. The seedlings appear within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the waxy cups will open in the bare branches over the years.

USE:Gardening. Medical