Magnolia virginiana named ‘Mattie Mae Smith’

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1999-07-12

2001-11-13

Campbell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

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PP012204

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of
Magnolia virginiana
var.
australis
and was discovered as a seedling variant in a cultivated area of a nursery located near Chunchulla, Ala., by the originator, Mr. John Allen Smith. The plant was discovered in 1995 and grown near Chunchulla, Ala. since the discovery. The varietal denomination of the new variety is ‘Mattie Mae Smith’.
The genus Magnolia is included in the family Magnoliaceae that comprises about 12 genera of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, native mostly to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, extending into the Americas and Asiatic tropics. The genus Magnolia, comprising 85 or more species, is widespread in Asia from the Himalayas to Japan and in America from eastern North America to Central America and Venezuela. Magnolia includes many highly ornamental trees and shrubs prized by gardeners in temperature to tropical zones.
Magnolia virginiana
is an abundant shrub or tree in eastern North America from Massachusetts to Florida, especially along the coast. The southern race of
Magnolia virginiana
is designated var.
australis
primarily on the basis of the evergreen character of its foliage. It is abundant from Georgia south to Florida and Alabama.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar is a chance seedling resulting from a collection of fruits obtained from a wild tree thought to have been growing in or near Alachua County, Fla. This location is near 30 degrees north latitude and is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8b. This zone has a mean annual minimum temperature for the period of record of 15° F. to 20° F. (−9.5° C. to −6.6° C.).
The natural
Magnolia virginiana
is a tall evergreen, more or less upright tree, reaching 30 meters tall and 1 meter in diameter in undisturbed natural stands. The species habitat is swamps, bogs, bays, wet ravines and wet flatlands within its range, extending from approximately mid-Alabama, mid-Georgia and mid-South Carolina in the north to lower peninsular Florida in the south.
Below is a detailed description of the new selection of
Magnolia virginiana
, ‘Mattie Mae Smith’:
Mature leaves are prominently variegated, waxy, shiny above, with contrasting deep green tissue, color 139A, and pale yellow to olive-green tissue, color 144A. Mature leaves are leathery, with petioles up to 3 cm long, oblong lanceolate to ovate lanceolate.
Asexual reproduction of the new variety by stem cutting performed near Chunchulla, Ala., has confirmed that the distinctive characteristics of the new variety are stable and transmitted to succeeding generations.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
‘Mattie Mae Smith’ is distinguished from its parents and all other varieties of
Magnolia virginiana
var.
australis
of which I am aware by the distinctive variegation of its foliage.


REFERENCES:
patent: P.P. 11029 (1999-08-01), Sallin

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