Often hidden by the 6- to 10-inch leaves, those blooms are followed by cucumber-shaped fruits that mature to red with red seeds. This magnolia makes an imposing and fast-growing shade tree ...

Elegant and regal, magnolia is the queen of trees and one of the oldest flowers on the planet. Hazel Sillver looks at its ...

When I reflect back to my early childhood, I often find myself beneath the canopy of a towering magnolia tree in my grandmother’s backyard. Its sweet, lemony fragrance would linger in the warm air, ...

butterflies aren't that interested in sweetbay magnolia's flowers. But some species, including the much-loved eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), lay their eggs on the tree's leaves.