Cucumber magnolia differs from other magnolias in that its flowers are greenish and not particularly attractive. Its common name comes from its fruits which are greenish as they develop. This particular tree has not been seen to produce mature fruit. Unlike the more well-known southern magnolia, cucumber magnolia looses its leaves in the fall.
Cucumber magnolia is rare in the wild in middle Tennessee, but in east Tennessee it is common and is an important timber tree.
Walk towards the corner where Magnolia Circle meets Edgehill until you reach the next small tree. next tree