Tag: magnolia acuminata

  • This, folks, is a Magnolia

    This, folks, is a Magnolia

    Not a bloom, nor a Southern one, or one from across the ocean, though. Magnolia acuminata, also known as the cucumber tree, grows in Southern Ontario. It can handle winter colds, but not pollution, and habitat fragmentation has endangered the species. This tree fruited well. Before the leaves all fall, the fruit will dry, and…