Educate Yourself About the Southern Magnolia and Its Visiting Birds
Southern Magnolia
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) produces beautiful white flowers that will turn into brilliant red berries. Its high fat content is much loved by Red-cockaded Woodpecker, the Eastern Towhees, and the Red-eyed Vireos. Putting up decorative hanging bird feeders and or pretty bird feeding tables might enhance the beautiful Southern Magnolia even more in your bird feeding garden.
This tree prefers sun to some shade, and likes wet, moist, acid, well-drained soil. It will grow up to 50ft (15m), and will have a spread of 50ft (15m). There are some alternatives like the Bigleaf Magnolia (M. macrophylla) and this tree like’s partial shade and rich, acid, well-drained soil. The Cucumbertree Magnolia (M. acuminate), also likes partial shade and requires slightly, acidic, moist, and well-drained soil.
