Tuliptree scale is often misidentified as magnolia scale, but it feeds on tulip tree (yellow poplar), magnolias, and sometimes lindens. The Magnolia scale is approximately 1⁄2 inch in diameter. The ...

Those magnolia tree blossoms, which have a citrusy aroma, are followed by brown, pink, or red cone-like pods containing ... with 2- to 4-inch chartreuse, tulip-shaped flowers in late spring ...