Magnolia virginiana
Identification Information
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2021
Time: 7:10 a.m.
Location: Memorial Park (75 W. King Street, Pottstown, PA 19464)
Habitat: Palustrine Sycamore-Birch forest
Weather conditions: 73 degrees Fahrenheit, slightly humid, clear skies
I hope to get back here later in the summer so that I can see the berries of this magnolia. From pictures, they look like the pleasant version of something alien and oozing.
But I was able to identify this tree without the fruit. Magnolia flowers are white and cup-shaped, and they smell wonderful! Each flower is about 3 inches in diameter and has at least 9 petals.
The leaves are simple and grow in an alternate pattern. They were about 4 inches long and 1 or 2 inches wide. Magnolia leaves are shinier than most other leaves I have seen.
The bark of the tree was a bit scaly, and the trunk was maybe 5 inches in diameter. The entire tree was only 10 feet tall.
(Brockman, 1986, p. 150)
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