Evergreen Southern Magnolia trees grow as far North as Connecticut and are covered with huge, white, fragrant flowers in the late spring. This choice flowering tree is resistant to snow and ice in Northern planting sites, and the flowering continues into the fall with intermittent blooms, after the climax of flowers has been reached in June and July.
A dwarf version of this tree is available, called the "Little Gem Magnolia', and the blooming is more frequent, with half the size flowers of the Southern Magnolia.