Magnolia 'Freeman'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- mag-NO-lee-ah
- Description
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'Freeman' is a cultivar selected from the hybrid offspring of M. virginiana × M. grandiflora. It has large flowers with a pleasant sweetbay fragrance, sweet and lemony. This magnolia grows tall, up to 60 to 80 feet but takes years to reach that height. It has large blooms in the spring and may have repeat flowering in the summer. The tree shape is columnar but still grows quite wide from 30 to 50 feet at full maturity.
The tree provides cover for many kinds of wildlife among the branches and under the spreading cover of the tree.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Magnolia
- Family:
- Magnoliaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- Wildlife value as cover.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 60 ft. 0 in. - 80 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 30 ft. 0 in. - 50 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- more than 60 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The leaf is simple in shape and has a leathery feel to it. It is dark green in color.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Brown
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
