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cucumber tree

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cucumber tree: see magnolia magnolia, common name for plants of the genus Magnolia, and for the Magnoliaceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often with showy flowers.
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cucumber tree [′kyü·kəm·bər ‚trē]
(forestry)
Magnolia acuminata.A species that grows in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains and may reach a height of 80 feet (20 meters), rarely 100 feet (30 meters). The ripe fruit is red and resembles a small cucumber in shape.
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There are also immense centipedes which can reach a length of more than 8in (20cm) and give a nasty pinch, at least two species of freshwater crabs, huge spiders which spin intimidating yellow webs in woodland, a cucumber tree and 100 species of terrestrial molluscs.
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Whereas most forest types are dominated by two or three species, the mixed mesophytic harbors 80 woody species including beech, yellow poplar, basswood, sugar maple, chestnut, sweet buckeye, red oak, white oak, yellow locust, birch, black cherry, cucumber tree, white ash, red maple, sour gum, black walnut, and various hickories.
Forest talk on Coal River by Hufford, Mary / American Forests
Of these, three are considered the prime commercial magnolias: southern magnolia or Magnolia grandiflora; sweetbay or Magnolia virginiana; and cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata.
Scented magnolia ideal for louvers and trim by Kaider, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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