To eliminate their reservations, all one needs to do is look at a Sweetbay Magnolia in the summer during a light breeze. The dark green shiny foliage is silvery white underneath. The green-and ...

Smell the flower and you will invariably have a dab of yellow pollen on the tip of your nose. There are jokes about the plant ...

The official Jackson Magnolia has been in the background ... a set of White House china inspired by the tree, called “The Magnolia Residence China,” painted with magnolia leaves and blossoms.

(Photo from the NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune archive) QUESTION: I have some questions concerning the sickly condition of my magnolia ... the leaves look pale and weak, with black and white spots ...