are magnolia trees protected
State Protected and Federally Protected Trees. Before you cut down a magnolia tree, determine whether it is native to the United States and whether it is protected.Trees can be protected at both the state and federal level. Federally protected trees such as Ashe's Magnolia (Magnolia ashei) are considered rare in all parts of their native range.It is illegal to cut down these trees. Other trees such as the cucumber magnolia are not federally protected because they are abundant in most parts of their native range.However, the cucumber magnolia is protected in Indiana because it is rare in its native range there.rees can be protected at both the state and federal level. Federally protected trees such as Ashe's Magnolia (Magnolia ashei) are considered rare in all parts of their native range. It is illegal to cut down these trees.