From what I've read on it it's native in Georgia and Alabama also. I'll give another hint, it's an understory tree that produces a VERY large flower.
Close enough that it counts as a win in my book! Big leaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla , which is a really close cousin to the Fraser magnolia. These trees are something amazing to behold when hiking the Hommochitto National Forest. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_macrophylla
Thanks. I got bored in between classes and went to the library. At least I'm not beating on the botany professor's door asking her to id these. I'm not sure how far down into GA that one goes. As far as I know (which isn't a whole lot) M. grandiflora is the only magnolia we have on the coast. I'll have one up tomorrow, probably from the marsh.
Thanks brother. It's a bs in biology with a focus in coastal ecology. Which is just a churched up way to say animal and plant studies. I'd like to get into park service or DNR work. Anything that let's me get some sunshine on my back and dirt on my hands.
That's too cool. Small world huh? Were you able to find a job that lined up with your degree? I stress landing a job after graduation but I guess happiness has nothing to do with a title or fancy piece of paper.
I fell into a temp job with the state wildlife and fisheries while in school during the Gulf oil spill recovery. Full time hours and that curriculum were kicking my butt so I sat out of school hoping that if I got on permanent I'd go back and finish my last 46 hours. I ended up getting on with a private sector environmental company as a wetland technician making the same as my counterparts with bs degrees so haven't looked at going finish up. It's been sluggish finding jobs in the field here since the spill recovery has dialed down, that was my main deterrent as far as finished the bs degree. I hear better things about other states though.
