Magnolia grandiflora named Brackens Brown Beauty

Abstract

A new Southern magnolia of the grandiflora variety distinguished by a rapid growth rate and an abundant branch and foliage development which maintains a very dense habit from ground to almost the very top producing a compact pyramidal-oval crown, the abundant foliage being particularly distinguished by the yellow-green coloring of the new leaves which change to dark green at maturity and all of which have a rusty brown pubescence on the under side which affords a distinctive green and brown coloration for the entire tree. This new magnolia grandiflora is further distinguished by its profuse production of creamy white flowers which are half the size or less than those of the species and produce fruit that is about half the size of the fruit normal to the species.

I claim: 
     
       1. The new and distinct variety of magnolia grandiflora, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its vigorous, dense, pyramidal growth habit and its abundant production of small, white, very fragrant flowers and rose red fruits which are half the size of those normal to the species.