CHUXAY GARDEN 55 Seeds Yellow Magnolia Acuminata Seed,Cucumber Tree,Mountain Magnolia, Tulipastrum Cordatum Privacy Screen Excellent Addition to Garden

The hardiest of all magnolias, Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber Tree) is a magnificent, deciduous tree with a straight trunk and a pyramidal crown. In late spring to early summer, tulip-shaped, slightly fragrant, yellowish-green flowers, 2-4 in. long (5-10 cm), open with the emerging leaves on mature trees (at least 12 years old). Handsome at close range, they are borne so high on the tree that they are often missed. Flower buds and flowers are edible, and may have provided a minor food source to First Nations and white settlers. The blossoms are followed by cucumber-like fruits which turn from green to red and open to reveal small red seeds in late summer. The fruits become forage for towhees and other ground-feeding birds, as well as small mammals. The foliage of huge, ovate, deep green leaves, up to 10 in. long (25 cm), turns dull yellow in fall. The bark is smooth and pale gray on young tree, becoming brown, deeply furrowed and ridged on mature trees. Native to eastern North America, Cucumber Tree makes a superb shade tree or specimen tree for a large landscape.