yellow cucumber tree

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Also known as: Magnolia acuminata, cucumber tree

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The term "yellow cucumber tree" refers to a cucumber tree, scientifically known as Magnolia acuminata. This tree is native to the eastern United States and is characterized by its fruit, which resembles a small cucumber. The wood of the bel fruit tree, which is unrelated but also has yellowish wood, is yellowish-white, hard, but not durable.123

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Magnoliales
Magnoliaceae
acuminata (yellow cucumber tree), which grows in open woods in the Appalachian region, Ozark Mountains, and the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. M. acuminata derives its popular name from its yellow fruit, which is 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 inches) long.
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acuminata (yellow cucumber tree), which grows in open woods in the Appalachian region, Ozark Mountains, and the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. M. acuminata derives its popular name from its yellow fruit, which is 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 inches) long.
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magnolia
Major species
…sometimes used as rain shields; cucumber tree (M. acuminata), a 30-metre (100-foot) tree with cucumber-shaped rosy fruits; and Thompson’s magnolia (M. ×thompsoniana), a hybrid between the umbrella tree and the laurel magnolia with fragrant blooms that have a spicy odour.
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…sometimes used as rain shields; cucumber tree (M. acuminata), a 30-metre (100-foot) tree with cucumber-shaped rosy fruits; and Thompson’s magnolia (M. ×thompsoniana), a hybrid between the umbrella tree and the laurel magnolia with fragrant blooms that have a spicy odour.
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