Magnolia macrophylla Check with George and this oak wears chestnut-shaped

and this oak wears chestnut-shaped leaves

In full flower

Give the plant dappled shade and an acidic

weeping branches make it a living piece of sculpture

and has proven a handsome

Magnolia macrophylla Check with George and this oak wears chestnut-shapedMagnolia macrophylla, the bigleaf magnolia, holds a national record: the largest simple leaves and the largest flowers of any tree native to North America. A deciduous magnolia of rich, sheltered woodlands scattered from West Virginia south to Louisiana and Florida, the tree is scarce in the wild and unforgettable in leaf, with blades up to three feet long and a foot wide, deep green above and a soft silvery white beneath that flashes when the wind