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Frasier Magnolia
Magnolia fraseri
36.5506, -80.9109
Field Notes
Description:
Large smooth light green leaves about 8-12 in (paler below) with earlobe-like lobes at the base. Large white flower appear with the leaves in early spring. 3-5 in. long petals. Smooth, gray bark. Tree grows 30-50 ft. with a generally straight trunk.
Habitat:
Found in hardwood forests of the southern Appalachians of West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina.
Notes:
All of the Fraser Magnolias were blooming on the Blue Ridge Parkway that day.
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