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yellow cucumber tree

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Also known as: Magnolia acuminata, cucumber tree

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characteristics

In Magnoliales: Magnoliaceae
acuminata (yellow cucumber tree), which grows in open woods in the Appalachian region, Ozark Mountains, and the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. M. acuminata derives its popular name from its yellow fruit, which is 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 inches) long.
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species of Magnolia

In magnolia: Major species
…sometimes used as rain shields; cucumber tree (M. acuminata), a 30-metre (100-foot) tree with cucumber-shaped rosy fruits; and Thompson’s magnolia (M. ×thompsoniana), a hybrid between the umbrella tree and the laurel magnolia with fragrant blooms that have a spicy odour.
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