Question: Hello Mr. Haines, thanks as always for your expertise. This is a solo tree, with huge, simple leaves among taller …
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Hello Mr. Haines, thanks as always for your expertise. This is a solo tree, with huge, simple leaves among taller red oaks in Lexington, MA conservation land which I have been watching for a while. No flowers or fruits seen so far. Can you confirm this is Magnolia acuminata? No other individuals documented in the wild in Lexington (in iNaturalist).
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Dear bkatzenberg, good afternoon. The plant in your images certainly looks like Magnolia acuminata. The leaf morphology and the pubescent winter buds support this. Best wishes.
