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Mississippi Information

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Capital City:Jackson
Mississippi official nickname:The Magnolia State
Old standard abbreviation:Miss.
new postal code abbreviation:MS

Mississippi Official State Flower
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora

Mississippi State Tree
Southern Magnolia
‘Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora’

Common names for the Saucer Magnolia include Tulip tree and Japanese Magnolia. Saucer magnolia trees are deciduous flowering trees, their showy flowers are large and goblet shaped and may vary in color from light to deep pink. The size and shape of the blooms are what gave the Saucer Magnolia its common name. When fully opened into the “saucer” position the petals range from 5″ to as much as 10″ in diameter. In addition to the beauty of the fragrant blooms the Saucer Magnolia has showy, big and broad dark green leaves.
G O R G E O U S !
Mississippi celebrates Arbor day the second Friday in February.

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