Magnolia fruits don't look like the fruits we're used to seeing. The maturing seeds make the fruit look even more unusual. I’m wondering if you can tell me about this growth that opened into seeds on ...

On a recent group tree identification hike in a Leon County park, I found it interesting that the one tree everyone could identify was southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora. And it’s no wonder, as ...

A Question to Dan Gill: My Japanese magnolia tree is losing its leaves and also has a lot of brownish-black spotting on the leaves. Any ideas what could be wrong? Would it be the sun and heat? It's a ...

A question for Dan Gill: The leaves of my Japanese magnolia look terrible. It looks like a disease or insects or both have damaged the foliage. There are spots and brown areas, and some leaves are ...