Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

native · Central Texassold locally

Southern Magnolia is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 50–110 ft tall and 30 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms white in mid spring. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds and small mammals.

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The facts

7 sources

Type: Tree
Sun: Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water: Medium
Height: 50–110 ft
Spread: 30 ft
Bloom: Mid Spring · white
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil: Takes clay · recorded on calcareous, clay, dry, loam, moist, sand, well drained
Wildlife: Supports birds and small mammals

Where it grows

Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Floodplains and Low Terraces

33 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Sold at local nurseries. Confirmed in stock at a Central Texas grower in these sizes:

7, 15, 30, 45, 65, 95 gallon

From the growers we read so far — a short list, not the whole trade. Call ahead.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.