| Urban Forestry & Horticulture |
| A division of the Recreation & Landscape Management Department |
Huntsville's Magnolia Garden
A place of beauty, just south of City Hall
WHAT
IS IT? Only
a few hundred feet from the front door of City Hall is the beginning
of
Huntsville’s first ‘pocket park.’ The materials are being bought with
memorials and other donations; planting is done by Huntsville's Urban
Forestry and Horticulture Section, and by volunteers under city guidance.
The Magnolia
Garden is located just south of Huntsville's City Hall
(308 Fountain Circle, 1/2 block southwest of the Courthouse Square.)
The garden started from a cucumber magnolia planted by Huntsville's Federated Garden Clubs to mark the Alabama Reunion. From this beginning, Landscape Architect Scott Griess of Huntsville's Planning Department developed a planting plan, which was soon approved by the open space committee of Huntsville's beautification board, and adopted as an official prolect by the city's planning commission. As donations have come in, new trees have been added, following the plan.
WHAT
IS IT? Only a few hundred feet from the front door of City Hall is the beginning of Huntsville’s first ‘pocket park.’ The materials are being bought with memorials and other donations; planting is done by Huntsville's Urban Forestry and Horticulture Section, and by volunteers under city guidance.
WHO PLANNED IT?
In 1995 the Huntsville Tree Commission conceived a plan to convert this forgotten space into a garden featuring every species and variety of Magnolia known to grow well in north Alabama. The city is resolved to buy nursery stock that is healthy and well-formed, with a structure that promotes long life and a structure that promotes long life and a minimum of storm damage. All planting will be done with the best methods, and the trees will receive regular preventive pruning to encourage strong, vigorous growth.
HOW WILL IT LOOK?
This Magnolia Garden
is converting a forgotten corner into one of Huntsville's most beautiful
green spaces. In addition to the Magnolias, the planting plan calls for
various complementary trees and shrubs, a curved walkway with a loop at
the end; inside the 32-foot circle will be several trees, shrubs, and
a gazebo that is sure to please residents and visitors alike.
WHAT WILL BE
IN IT?
| Bigleaf magnolia (native) and hybrids | Cucumber magnolia (native) and hybrids |
| Southern magnolia (native) and varieties | Sweetbay magnolia (native) and varieties |
| Saucer magnolia and hybrids | Star hybrid magnolia |
| Yulan magnolia varieties | Gazebo, benches, lighting standards, etc. |
Persons wishing to underwrite trees or other landscape features should contact...
HOME: (256) 533-1143
WORK: (256) 539-7539
FAX: (256) 539-7558
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In
the following key, click the magnolia names for photo close-ups.
Other photos will added as they become available.
Click here to download the following table to accompany the map.
Huntsville Magnolia Garden (as of 5/1/2000)
|
Key |
Magnolia type |
Mature Size |
Flower Color |
Source |
Date Planted |
|
A |
M. acuminata ‘Sundance’ |
40' |
yellow |
Roslyn |
4/2000 |
|
B |
M. liliflora ‘Jane’ |
15' |
red / purple |
Catbird Seat |
3/1997 |
|
C |
M. soulangiana ‘Rustica Rubra’ |
20' |
red |
Shadow |
11/1996 |
|
D |
M. acuminata |
40' |
white |
Roslyn |
4/2000 |
|
E |
M. x ‘Galaxy’ |
30' |
red / purple |
Catbird Seat |
3/1997 |
|
F |
20' |
white |
Plantation |
2/1997 |
|
|
G |
M. sieboldii |
15' |
white |
Roslyn |
4/2000 |
|
H |
M. x ‘Butterflies’ |
20' |
yellow |
Roslyn |
4/2000 |
|
I |
M. virginiana ‘Henry Hicks’ (evergreen sweetbay) |
15' |
creamy white |
Roslyn |
4/2000 |
|
J |
M. grandiflora, ‘D.D. Blanchard’ (southern magnolia) |
40' |
white |
Catbird Seat |
4/1996 |
|
K |
M. virginiana, (deciduous sweetbay) |
20' |
creamy white |
Shadow |
12/1996 |
|
L |
(vacant) |
|
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|
M |
M. ashei (Ashe magnolia) |
15' |
white |
Catbird Seat |
2/1997 |
|
N |
M. x ‘Elizabeth’ |
30' |
yellow |
Shadow |
4/2000 |
|
O |
M. soulangiana ‘Lenni’ (white saucer magnolia’ |
20' |
white |
Catbird Seat |
3/1997 |
|
P |
M. soulangiana ‘Lenni’ (pink saucer magnolia) |
20' |
purple / white |
Shadow |
12/1997 |
|
Q |
M. grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ (dwarf southern magnolia) |
20' |
white |
Plantation |
1/1997 |
|
R |
M. grandiflora (southern magnolia) |
50' |
white |
Catbird Seat |
4/1997 |
|
S |
15' |
pink |
Shadow |
12/1996 |
|
|
T |
M. acuminata (cucumber magnolia) |
50' |
green / yellow |
Shadow |
_ /1989 |
|
U |
M. denudata ‘14-karat’ (Yulan magnolia) |
30' |
purple / white |
Catbird Seat |
2/1997 |
|
V |
(vacant) |
|
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|
W |
M. x ‘Sentinel’ |
30' |
purple / white |
Catbird Seat |
4/1997 |
|
X |
(vacant) |
|
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|
Y |
(M. soulangiana) ‘Dark Shadow’ (saucer magnolia) |
30' |
purple / white |
Catbird Seat |
2/1997 |
|
Z |
(vacant) |
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A’ |
(vacant) |
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B’ |
(vacant) |
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C’ |
(vacant) |
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