Magnolia acuminata ( Ann Cucumber Tree )
Deciduous shrub get mysterious purple - red chalice - shaped flowers 5 inches across with 7 to 9 petals . Blooms in midspring in an open deciduous sort with oval dark immature leaves . Google Plant Images : click here ! Characteristics Requirements Plant Care Fertilizing Light Watering Planting Deciduous Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree like maple ( those that loose their leaves in the autumn ) can be dug up and sold with their bare roots exposed ....