ID this tree?

[GailC]

Spotted this tree out walking today. Anyone know what it might be? Leaves are large and the seed pods smell resinous with tiny flat black seeds.

 

[steve27]

Spotted this tree out walking today. Anyone know what it might be? Leaves are large and the seed pods smell resinous with tiny flat black seeds.

magnolia

 

[GailC]

I don't think they grow in my climate but maybe a tulip tree?

 

[Dav4]

I don't think they grow in my climate but maybe a tulip tree?

Hmmm, not Liriodendron, the tulip poplar. The pictures you posted remind me of a magnolia as well, some of which can be quite cold hardy.

 

[GailC]

I suppose it could be then, I though they were all tropical. Guess I'll watch it next spring, see what it blooms into. From googling, it looks like the pods on the sidewalk are immature? There are still green pods on the tree.

 

[aml1014]

Definitely a magnolia. Couldn't say the variety but we have some at work that go down to zone 4 and are the exact same leave and seed pod.

Aaron

 

[rockm]

It's probably star magnolia (M. Stellata) or Kobus Magnolia (M. Kobus) both are deciduous Asian species that are more cold hardy and heat tolerant than the American M. Grandiflora. Both Star and Kobus have thinner, star shaped flowers.

Tulip tree is in the magnolia family.

 

[cbroad]

Yeah I fifth the vote: Magnolia, could be Magnolia Denudata (Yulan Magnolia) or Kobus, both are very cold hardy. Kobus can be fragrant when the leaves and stems are broken... leaning towards Kobus. You may not know for sure unless you see it flowering.

 

[just.wing.it]

Definitely not the giant evergreen magnolia I climbed in my yard as a kid...
I was wondering what the deciduous trees with the big pink and white blooms were, earlier this year....
Deciduous magnolias, cool!

 

[GailC]

Thanks guys. I'll be watching the seeds pods, wouldn't mind having one of these in my yard.

 

[armetisius]

These are easy to root so long as you stick to this year's growth.

 

[GailC]

I don't think I could get permission to take cuttings, not the friendliest people at that place. Seeds drop on the sidewalk though.