Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...

The tree is nice and straight with very few lower limbs, but the leaves and bark are different. If that’s the case, you might be looking at a cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminate.) ...