VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
The hard, heavy wood of southern magnolia is used to make furniture,
pallets, and veneer [5,24].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Southern magnolia seeds are eaten by squirrels, opossum, quail, and the
wild turkey [23,24].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Southern magnolia provides cover for many small birds and mammals [29].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Southern magnolia is a valuable and extensively planted ornamental.  The
leaves, fruit, bark, and wood yield a variety of extracts with potential
applications as pharmaceuticals [14,24].  Southern magnolia is a good
urban landscape tree because it is resistant to acid deposition [24].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Winter drought can cause extensive dieback and mortality of southern
magnolia.  Seedlings are susceptible to frost damage; even a light
freeze can cause mortality.  A number of Fomes and Polyporus fungi cause
heartrot in southern magnolia.  Heavy infestations of magnolia scale
(Neolecanium cornuparyum) kill branches or entire trees [14,24].

Related categories for Species: Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia