Cucumber Tree

Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. - Magnolia family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 75.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Cucumber Tree: Archips magnoliana, Callosamia promethea, Endopiza liriodendrana, Morrisonia latex, Papilio glaucus, Papilio palamedes, Papilio polyxenes, Phyllocnistis magnoliella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.