Few plants can be considered as quintessentially Southern as the magnolia. Their big, waxy, glossy leaves juxtaposed with heady, fragrant flowers are familiar sights to Southerners. They bloom in a ...

A Magnolia tree on Lafayette Avenue, between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is one of only two trees that have been designated as New York City landmarks. This tree, of the species ...

While New York City’s landmarks are usually thought of as individual buildings or historic districts (and the occasional park), there are some unusual ones in the mix. Two of those landmarks are ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. One of the most beautiful and iconic features of the Southern United States is the Southern Magnolia, or Magnolia ...

Accustomed as American gardeners are to planting so many plants from other regions, it comes as shock when a choice tree turns out to be a native. Particularly when it is as wondrous as the Magnolia ...

magnolia tree in bloom with pink and white flowers - NatalliaSys/Shutterstock Magnolias are popular trees to plant because of their beautiful blooms and the amazing ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The magnolia family is from the early ...

Hattie Carthan was a rare breed — as rare as the huge Magnolia grandiflora flourishing and blooming near her home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, way north of its natural habitat. And Carthan — a ...

Q: My magnolia tree is 3 years old and hasn't bloomed yet. It isn't full and glossy like other magnolias I have seen, either. A: There are several kinds of magnolias we can grow here, including the ...

A recent column of mine discussed a bacterial disease, for which there is no cure, that has begun to infect the popular and widely planted southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). In response, I ...