Buy Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'

Also Known As

Southern Magnolia

Plant type

tree

size

H: 20'-40'
W: 15'-30'

planting zones

6a-10b

2 gallon bagged root ball | $76

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30 at Gossler Farms

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $34.95

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Fewer than 5 at Forestfarm

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' plant details

Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' is a moderate-growing broadleaf evergreen tree with bronze and green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with bright shade - mostly shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: magnoliaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 15 FT - 30 FT - wide, 20 FT - 40 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: fragrant, indumentum, shade tree, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Smaller growing m. grandiflora that is much hardier than M. g. 'Little Gem'. We have given up on growing M. 'Little Gem' as it continues to grow into fall, then gets frozen. M. g 'Brackens Brown Beauty' stops growing in fall. So, seems much hardier. The small leaves will have dark indumentum on a small tree.

By: Gossler Farms

Six inch leaves which are a lustrous green on top and rusty brown beneath gave this handsome stately tree (to 20-40' x 15-25') its name and are the backdrop for its lovely fragrant 5-6" white early summer flowers. S/M

By: Forestfarm

This evergreen magnolia maintains a very dense habit, producing a compact oval crown. The new leaves are yellow-green, changing to dark green at maturity. The leaves have a rusty brown on the under side which gives a distinctive green and brown coloration to the entire tree. There is a summer profusion of creamy white, fragrant flowers. Winner of the 2003 Gold Medal from the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society and one of the most cold hardy! Growth Rate medium

By: Garden World

Considered one of the best Southern Magnolia cultivars by many horticulturalists--and also one of the most cold hardy--this one with somewhat narrower leaves, shorter but more numerous branching, and a very dense, erect shape. Backs of the leaves are deep brown, thus the name, and flowers are large, fragrant, and saucer-shaped. Overall, we concur, a very nice selection. Height to 30-50' and width to 15-20'. Full sun with rich, moist soil. Evergreen. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7. Magnoliaceae

By: Cistus Nursery

One of the best ornamental and cold hardy Southern Magnolia. Pyramidal evergreen growth to 35'. Fragrant cream colored flowers in late spring and well into summer.