Umbrella Tree
(Magnolia tripetala)

tree

Tree Description


Thin tree with a wide base. It has long branches that branch out from the base about 2-5 feet off the ground. Tree height varies on average between 30 and 40 feet.  


Leaf Description


  • Leaf Texture is pubescent
  • Leaf Arrangement is alternate
  • Leaf Margin is entire
  • Leaf Venation is pinnate
  • Leaf Division is pinnately compound
  • Leaf Attachment is Petiolate
  • Leaf Shape is oval and thicker at the top



leaf

Bark 

Bark Description
       
The bark is smooth and the aged bark has a light gray color with white spots and the newer bark has a reddish hue and also has white spots.


Twig and Bud Description

                
Twigs are purplish-brown.  They are slender or moderately stout.


bud 

fruit

Fruit Description 

Cone-shaped fruit growing upward.  Appears to have seeds on outside segments.  The fruit is green but the base is yellow.

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