Leslie [leslie]â¼ as a boys' name (also used more widely as girls' name Leslie) is pronounced LEZ-lee. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Leslie is holly garden. Also possibly the gray castle. Place name and name of a prominent Scottish clan.
Flower and foliage of M. grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow 120 ft (37 m) tall. It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. The leaves are simple and broadly ovate, 12â20 cm (4.7â7.9 in) long and 6â12 cm (2.4â4.7 in) broad, with smooth margins.. grandiflora is the state tree of Mississippi and the state flower of Louisiana. The species is also cultivated in the warmer parts of the United States; On the East Coast, a small number of specimens can be found growing as far north as coastal areas of New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island, NY.
The original magnolia tree and some of its varieties grow 25 feet tall at a rate of 24 inches per growing season.âGalaxyâ is a deciduous tree that blossoms in spring and grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9.. acuminate, known simply as the cucumber tree, and its variety âVariegataâ are deciduous and grow 60 to 80 feet tall at a rate of 24 inches per growing season, and their canopies spread 30 feet wide.