Throughout our neighborhoods and the city, the most prominent and visible large pink flowering tree is the saucer Magnolia, Magnolia xsoulangiana. When you see an "X" placed before the species ...

Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...

What’s a tulip tree? There are two plant species grown in Marin that are called tulip trees. Magnolia soulangeana, a deciduous tree with saucer-shaped white to pink flowers, is a good choice for a ...

Magnolia soulangeana, commonly called saucer or tulip magnolia, tulip tree and Japanese is a hybrid magnolia resulting from a cross of Magnolia denudata and Magnolia liliflora is not the smartest ...

Q. We have a tulip tree that is at least 7 or 8 years old. How do you prune this tree, and when is the best time to do it? A. The tulip tree, aka saucer or Japanese magnolia, has various growth habits ...

Q: Our pink-flowering tulip tree has numerous small trunks. May I trim several of these trunks to allow for vertical growth without damaging the tree? S.M., The Woodlands A: Tulip tree, aka Japanese ...

The soft, pink petals of the Japanese magnolia are the perfect antidote for gray days. This deciduous ornamental tree breaks the winter doldrums with its large, cupped blooms. The deciduous magnolias ...

They’re both pink and bloom beautifully in Washington, D.C., in the spring. But don’t mistake saucer magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana) for cherry trees. The Smithsonian’s saucer magnolias are part of ...