What is the difference between Bracken Brown and southern magnolia?

Bracken’s Brown Beauty is a cultivar of the Southern Magnolia, but it offers several improvements including a more columnar size, superior cold tolerance down to zone 5, and upright branching that makes it excellent for smaller yards or screens. Its signature rich brown leaf undersides are also more pronounced, giving it a bolder, more decorative appearance compared to the standard Southern magnolia.

Brackens Brown Beauty Magnolia Tree

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Bracken’s Brown Beauty Offers Fast Growing Shade & Privacy

Bracken's Brown Beauty Magnolia Displays Fragrant White Flowers & Year-Round Evergreen Foliage

The Bracken Brown Magnolia tree’s compact pyramidal form features beautiful, large pure white flowers that make it an exceptional choice as an accent tree for your landscape.

The Bracken’s Brown Beauty Magnolia tree is a significant broadleaf evergreen magnolia cultivar with extensive winter hardiness. This plant produces large fragrant, cup-shaped, creamy white flowers that appear in late spring with sparse flowering throughout the summer. This fragrant white flowering tree grows in all types of climates making it one of our favorite southern magnolias and favorite shade trees.

Its glossy dark green leaves are green on top and rusty-brown on the undersides, lending a bi-color appearance to the foliage. The Bracken magnolia tree flowers will give way to spherical fruiting cone clusters that mature in the late summer growing season. At full maturity, it releases coated red seeds on slender threads perfect for birds to munch on.

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Bracken's Brown Growth Habit

The Brackens Brown Magnolia growth rate is around 1 to 2 feet per year, making it a very fast-growing tree and perfect if you are looking for height fast. This large native tree can get up to 30-40 feet tall and up to 25 feet wide at full maturity.

Bracken’s Magnolia has an upright growth habit with a tall central leader. Adding some fertilizer yearly will benefit the tree’s growth and health.

Have your Bracken's Brown magnolia tree shipped directly to your home in our secure packaging. The root systems are well established and we do not ship bare root trees or plants. Shop our Bracken's Brown Beauty magnolia trees for sale today!

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Bracken’s Brown Beauty Magnolia is a fast-growing evergreen prized for its fragrant white flowers, glossy bi-color foliage, and reliable year-round appeal. Its compact pyramidal form makes it perfect for shade, privacy, or use as a standout accent tree. Blooming from late spring through summer, it also produces decorative seed cones that attract birds. Hardy, vigorous, and stunning in any landscape, it grows quickly to create an elegant, commanding presence.

Produces large, fragrant white blooms in late spring with continued summer flowering.
Features glossy dark green leaves with rich rusty-brown undersides for striking contrast.
Grows rapidly at 1–2 feet per year, reaching 30–40 feet tall and 25 feet wide.
Offers an upright, pyramidal growth habit ideal for shade, privacy, or accent use.
Forms attractive seed cones that release red seeds enjoyed by birds.
Hardy and adaptable across many climates, providing year-round evergreen beauty.

At Perfect Plants Nursery, we stand behind every tree, shrub, and flower we grow. Every order is protected by our 30-day plant guarantee, ensuring your plants arrive healthy and ready to thrive. For extra peace of mind, our optional 1-Year Extended Warranty covers your plants against death and disease for a full year. Unlike many online nurseries, Perfect Plants ships directly from our family-run farm, so you’re backed by growers who care about your success long after your plants leave our greenhouse. Grow with confidence knowing your investment is protected from the start.

Botanical Name

Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken’s Brown Beauty'

Sunlight
Full Sun / Partial Shade

Foliage Color
Green

Flower Color
White

Mature Width
15-25 ft

Mature Height
30-40 ft

Growing Zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

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Magnolia trees like Bracken’s Brown Beauty benefit from a balanced, slow-release fertilizer. Typically something in the 10-10-10 or 12-4-8 range. Feeding once in early spring supports strong root growth, lush foliage, and reliable blooms throughout the growing season. High-quality soil and yearly mulch also keep magnolias performing beautifully. We have our Bulk Slow Release Fertilizer in 18-6-8 that will work wonders!

No, Bracken’s Brown Beauty magnolias are evergreen, which means they hold their glossy green leaves all year long. This is one of the biggest advantages of this variety, especially for homeowners wanting year-round privacy or structure in the landscape.

They grow best in full sun to partial shade. Full sun encourages the most abundant flowering, while partial shade, especially in hotter climates, can help reduce stress during peak summer heat. In most regions, a spot with at least 4-6 hours of full sun is ideal.

Choose a location with well-draining soil, plenty of sunlight and space for the tree’s mature size. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball, place the tree so it's level with the soil line, and backfill with native soil. Water deeply, mulch around the base, and keep the soil evenly moist during the first year to help the tree establish.

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