{"id":2153,"date":"2017-01-08T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T20:46:45","slug":"magnolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/magnolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnolia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The tree commonly known in its native area as Magnolia is properly known as Magnolia grandiflora<\/em>. The Magnolia<\/em> genus is quite large, containing about 210 different recognized and classified species. The range of the Magnolia<\/em> genus is also large, with a main center in east and south-east Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, as well as having some species represented in South America.<\/p>\n The specific range of M. grandiflora<\/em> however is much more limited. The range extends from eastern North Carolina, south along the Atlantic Coast to the Peace River in central Florida, then westward through roughly the southern half of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and across Louisiana into southeast Texas. M. grandiflora<\/em> is most prevalent in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.<\/p>\n M. grandiflora<\/em> has been planted as an ornamental as far north as Pennsylvania in a swath northward from its native areas through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland. M. grandiflora <\/em>has also be introduced into Puerto Rico. While M. grandiflora can be grown on the west coast of the United States, its growth is considerably slowed due to the cooler weather. It also is grown in Mexico, Central, and South America where the climate is suitable.<\/p>\n