EVERGREEN MAGNOLIA Definition & Meaning

evergreen magnolia

noun

a magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, of the southern U.S., having evergreen foliage and large, fragrant, white flowers, grown as a shade and ornamental tree in the warmer parts of the U.S.: the state tree of Mississippi.

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Origin of evergreen magnolia¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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The Achilles’ heel for all evergreen magnolias is that branches often break in heavy snow or ice storms.

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Some mature trees were carefully preserved to form the backbone of the gardens, including firs, a parrotia, weeping Alaska cedar, katsuras and evergreen magnolia.

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“I like looking out the windows at evergreens,” says Margy, who also has planted privet, sarcococca, daphne, evergreen magnolias and a bay tree.

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