The 2023 Seed Counter is Now Open!

Members of MSI may order seeds from our list until March 23.  Complete Instructions may be found here.  Use our online order form to place your order!

Remember, you must be an MSI member, and logged in, to place an order. 

Join us in Germany for Our 2023 Annual Meeting!

Members and friends of MSI are cordially invited to the 2023 Annual Meeting, held in Germany from 26 March 2023 through 6 April, 2023. Our host, Thomas Kalb, has prepared an exceptional set of Magnolia and garden experiences (both public and private) for us to enjoy as we travel along the Rhine from Cologne to Lake Constance.

Find all the 2023 MSI Annual meeting information and registration here!

2022  Virtual Annual Meeting Talks

If you missed our virtual annual meeting in November, or would like to view the talks again, please click this link.  Hear talks from Richard Baines of the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh at Logan (Magnolias in Vietnam)  and Vance Hooper of New Zealand (Magnolia breeding in New Zealand).  

Gap Analysis Published by GCCM

The Global Conservation Gap Analysis of Magnolia has been released.  This publication presents a summary review of the ex situ and in situ conservation status of 336 Magnolia species. Using information from global databases such as BGCI's PlantSearch and a survey of the global botanic garden and conservation community this analysis aims to provide information to organizations working on Magnolia conservation and encourage next steps for collaborative conservation of the world’s Magnolia species. This work was completed in collaboration with Botanic Gardens Conservation International and with support from the USDA Forest Service, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Fondation Franklinia and Magnolia Society International. 

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The Cultivar Checklist has been published! Access the article in the journal HortScience here.

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Meeting Postponed: Join us in Germany in April 2023!  

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we are postponing the meeting in Germany until April 2023.  We hope you will join us then, to explore the Magnolias and gardens of Germany.  


The 2022 Seed Counter is now Closed

Thank you to all who ordered.  The proceeds will be used to support MSI's conservation and scientific work on Magnolias.  Thank you!

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MAGNOLIA SPOTLIGHT
(Magnolia vallartensis, photograph by Tim Thibault, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens)

Vallarta Botanical Garden's official tree flowers for the first time in Public Display - Magnolia vallartensis. For more inf0, click here.

Go to the official news release from the Vallarta Botanical Garden by Neil Gerlowski, Executive Director of the Vllarta Botanical Garden and MSI Board Member, click here.




Magnolia Conservation



Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolia

Find the GCCM 2021 annual report here



MAGNOLIAs in the news



Fallen champion Magnolia tree gets new mission: Sharing fire prevention message

Find the article here.


Learn about Magnolias

Get advice on selecting magnolias and a list of magnolia resources online.

Magnolia FAQs >


Magnolia Classification

Consult the latest thinking on the genera and species that make up the Magnolia family.

Browse the taxonomy >


Member Spotlight

C. Ferris Miller

  

In this spotlight we honor Ferris Miller, founder of the Chollipo Arboretum in the Republic of Korea.   Find out more about Ferris Miller and his work with Magnolias and support of Korean horticulture.  

  • Woodland Gardening by Kenneth Cox is available in the U.S. exclusively through the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden's website. This is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated new book on woodland and shade gardening with valuable information on cultivation and style, as well as descriptions of many of the most exciting new plants that have been introduced in the recent modern era of plant hunting.
  • The MSI Journal archives are now online. Peruse all issues dating back to 1963!
  • Shop for Magnolias - worldwide!   Check out our list of magnolia suppliers around the world.

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Purchase the Proceedings

For members: We have copies of the Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae that took place in Guangzhou, China in 2009. Contact us to order your copy today >

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