Yellow Bird cucumber tree
Magnolia acuminata 'Yellow Bird'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 40 feet tall10 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Pyramidal
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Yellow Bird' cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata 'Yellow Bird') is a tree for low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Fragrant flowers open from early to late spring, and birds visit the tree. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows in a pyramidal shape at a moderate rate, so give it plenty of room.
Pairs well with American beech, Juneberry, and Grape hyacinth.