Learning to recognize the importance of different shaped trees is a valuable tool for any home gardener. The branching pattern of open-head irregular trees offer wonderful shade, while the branches of weeping trees can accomplish the goal of softening the look of a landscape. The canopies of globe shaped trees are ideal for formal landscapes and fastigate shaped trees provide beautiful hedges to define boundaries. Learn how to utilize these shapely trees to help give your landscape definition and character.
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This southern magnolia tree is widely-planted for its beautifully fragrant, creamy to white spring flowers; large, shiny, evergreen leaves with a fuzzy underside; and red fruit in fall. It is a large tree, reaching 60 to 80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide.
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Saucer magnolia is the most popular in North America. Its saucer-shaped large early spring flowers are white tinged with pink, with a yellow center. In northern climates, frost kills the flower buds every few years -- choose a later-blooming cultivar.
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Looking for a Southern accent to add to yoru home? Mix citrus fruits and magnolia leaves to create a piece for your front door or inside the house.
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