Cucumber tree - Magnolia acuminata

Magnoliaceae - Magnolia Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 59
Cucumber tree
Magnolia acuminata

Spring

Cucumber tree at Asheville Botanical Gardens in April

Cucumber tree flower bud in May

Cucumber tree in May

Summer

The Cucumber Tree in the Summer.

Fall

I will get out and photograph and draw the fall Cucumber tree next fall.  Please check back.

Winter

The Cucumber Tree

The beautiful white elongated buds are easy to spot this time of year.  This Magnolia bud is shaped like an elegant warmly-dressed white gloved finger, that seems to be pointing out the winter landscape.

The Cucumber Magnolia is one of the approximately 100 species of Magnolia that live on our planet.

Cucumber Tree, cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata, 

Cucumber Tree, cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata, 

Cumcumber tree - Magnolia acuminata

For the love of the trees,
Becky


The fall color of the leaves of this tree is yellowish brown.  
There are very large , healthy Cucumber Magnolia trees at the Asheville, NC Botanical Gardens.