Elegant and regal, magnolia is the queen of trees and one of the oldest flowers on the planet. Hazel Sillver looks at its ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, we introduce you to the cucumber magnolia. This native Indiana species is much like other members of the magnolia family, except it has green cucumber like fruit and a ...

When I reflect back to my early childhood, I often find myself beneath the canopy of a towering magnolia tree in my grandmother’s backyard. Its sweet, lemony fragrance would linger in the warm air, ...

As a result, butterflies aren't that interested in sweetbay magnolia's flowers. But some species, including the much-loved eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), lay their eggs on the tree's ...