Woodlawn History Trail

Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia

Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia obovata
Native to Japan

The leaves of the Japanese bigleaf magnolia are used to wrap food in Japan. Its species name, obovata, refers to its egg-shaped leaves.
(Image: Magnolia obovata/Courtesy of Qwert1234/Wikimedia Commons/Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)