Twigs are smooth and purple-brown. Bark is smooth and brown becoming scaly on larger trees. Flowers are yellow-white and fragrant.
Fruit is a cone-like aggregate of red follicles.
Pyramid magnolia is found on moist sites in southern Georgia, southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.