The one most commonly planted is Magnolia 3soulangeana, which has attractive purplish-pink flowers early in spring before the leaves develop. This tree is not covered since it is a horticultural hybrid that does not escape into the wild. Magnolia Species I. Leaves are wedge-shaped or rounded at the base. Foliage is dark green above and soft, hairy, and light green beneath. The leaf base is rounded.
Twigs are reddish-brown and glossy.
May flowers are followed by a brown, cone-like fruit with red seeds in September or October. Twigs and buds are glabrous. Flowers are white with an unpleasant odor. Fruit has a rosy cast to the cone. Seeds are red and ripen in September or October.