cucumber tree?

yackyquacky · 26th May 2011, 02:44 AM

Can someone help identify, it does get long beanie looking things on it in the summer - TIA

Brent Ferris · 26th May 2011, 02:57 PM

The leaves look a bit like Catalpa, but the flowers are more like magnolia

jmcg.insight.gardens · 28th May 2011, 12:24 AM

It reminds me of Magnolia champaca, the flowers in this evergreen form of magnolia are greenish when they first form, then turning a more yellow with age. They are scented.

A photo of the beenie things(

) would help to be certain.

Eden Keeper · 30th May 2011, 03:57 PM

A cucumber-tree is a yellow flowered magnolia, specifically Magnolia acuminata (L.) L., where the tips of the leaves come to a rather acute point. The aggregate fruit is similar to a gherkin in size and color, but the texture is different due to the seeds being in separate follicles.

jmcg.insight.gardens · 30th May 2011, 09:59 PM

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A cucumber-tree is a yellow flowered magnolia, specifically Magnolia acuminata (L.) L., where the tips of the leaves come to a rather acute point. The aggregate fruit is similar to a gherkin in size and color, but the texture is different due to the seeds being in separate follicles.

audioenhancer44 · 8th November 2011, 10:38 PM

Cucumber trees reach their greatest size in moist soils of slopes and valleys in the mixed hardwood forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Growth is fairly rapid and maturity is reached in 80 to 120 years. The soft, durable, straight-grained wood is similar to yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera).

Steve Galehouse · 11th November 2011, 08:55 AM

The photos are definitely cucumber-tree, Magnolia acuminata. The yellow flowered form, which is much less common and more southern in distribution, is Magnolia cordata---some consider the yellow form to be a variety of M.acuminata, with the varietal name subcordata. The photo is of a nice cucumber-tree, 126' tall x 9' 5'' girth, in a nearby woods.

26th May 2011, 02:44 AM	#1
yackyquacky I'm new here so be nice Join Date: May 2011 Location: meadville pa Posts: 1	cucumber tree? Can someone help identify, it does get long beanie looking things on it in the summer - TIA Attached Thumbnails

26th May 2011, 02:57 PM	#2
Brent Ferris Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,557	Re: cucumber tree? The leaves look a bit like Catalpa, but the flowers are more like magnolia __________________ My business: Tree Pruning and Removals -- Strump Removals -- Advice -- Consulting -- Arborist Reports Consulting Forester If you want an honest opinion, call Brent Ferris...because, Trees want to Live Too ! We do great jobs, even in small yards. Free Estimates Oakville to Oshawa - North to Bradford (Will travel further if cost of travelling covered) Email -- treeshaveneeds@3web.com Cell 416-460-5704

28th May 2011, 12:24 AM	#3
jmcg.insight.gardens Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mannering Park, Australia Posts: 623	Re: cucumber tree? It reminds me of Magnolia champaca, the flowers in this evergreen form of magnolia are greenish when they first form, then turning a more yellow with age. They are scented. A photo of the beenie things( ) would help to be certain.

30th May 2011, 03:57 PM	#4
Eden Keeper Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 116	Re: cucumber tree? A cucumber-tree is a yellow flowered magnolia, specifically Magnolia acuminata (L.) L., where the tips of the leaves come to a rather acute point. The aggregate fruit is similar to a gherkin in size and color, but the texture is different due to the seeds being in separate follicles.

8th November 2011, 10:38 PM	#6
audioenhancer44 Former Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: cebu Posts: 5	Re: cucumber tree? Cucumber trees reach their greatest size in moist soils of slopes and valleys in the mixed hardwood forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Growth is fairly rapid and maturity is reached in 80 to 120 years. The soft, durable, straight-grained wood is similar to yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Last edited by Eric Frei; 9th November 2011 at 06:55 AM. Reason: spam -link removed

11th November 2011, 08:55 AM	#7
Steve Galehouse Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bay Village, Ohio Posts: 70	Re: cucumber tree? The photos are definitely cucumber-tree, Magnolia acuminata. The yellow flowered form, which is much less common and more southern in distribution, is Magnolia cordata---some consider the yellow form to be a variety of M.acuminata, with the varietal name subcordata. The photo is of a nice cucumber-tree, 126' tall x 9' 5'' girth, in a nearby woods. Attached Thumbnails

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