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MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIAS, named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol, are an ancient genus and it is thought that pollination was by beetles as the trees appeared before bees. Fossilised remains from the family are 95 million years old.
The main centre of distribution is eastern and southeastern Asia with a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies and South America.
LARGE and SPECIMEN sized magnolias are almost all grafted plants. Many are also very rare.
LARGE plants are 2-3 year old grafts and SPECIMEN plants 3-5 year old grafts.
Different Magnolia varieties grow at very different speeds and therefore the size of a LARGE or a SPECIMEN plant and the exact pot size it is delivered in can vary markedly for plants of identical age and also on time of year, since Magnolias can grow very quickly.
Many more magnolia pictures can be found on the Caerhays Website and The Garden Diary.
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Evergreenleaves to 15cm (6in) long
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White
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Height7m (23ft)
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Spread6m (20ft)
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TreeStout-branched tree with leaves clustered at the tips of the twigs. Flowers emerge from orange-red buds
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winterHardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
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Full sunWhere humid conditions can be provided
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesHoney fungus, coral spot.Place of originNortheastern India, China
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Burncoose SpecialitiesMagnolias - larger gardens
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Core PlantsMagnolia
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Flower ShapeCup-shapedSingleRow of petals round conspicuous stamens - no more than 8 petals
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HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Leaf marginEntire
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Leaf shapeOblong
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Pruning groupPruning group 1Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Seasonal InterestSummer
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
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Tree ShapeRounded to broadly spreading
- Cultivation of Magnolias
- Pruning Magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning shoots on grafted rootstock - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning small & large shoots below the graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning & Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Soil Conditions
- Planting Locations
- Planting a magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Secondary Flowering - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scraping deadwood to see if alive - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pests and Diseases
- Magnolia Slug Protection - Short Video Tip ondemand_video
- Slug Protection - Longer Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scale Insect on Magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Further Reading
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA 'Butterflies'
a hybrid between M.acuminata and M.denudata with rich yellow flowers and red stamens
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Belle'
a hybrid raised at Caerhays Castle with huge saucer-shaped salmon-pink flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Philip'
deep pink flowers with much paler insides to the tepals
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Splendour'
vibrant pink
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise'
a hybrid between M. mollicomata and M. liliiflora 'Nigra' which flowers at a young age and is suitable for smaller gardens. The flowers open a dark purplish-red and fade to mauvish-purple
MAGNOLIA 'Cameo'
pinkish-red outside to the tepals and white flushed purple within
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Betty Jessel'
one of the very best but still too little known hybrids with large deep crimson flowers opening late in the season
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Charles Raffill'
rose-purple flowers on the outside and white with a marginal pink flush on the inside
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Darjeeling'
dark rose coloured flowers
MAGNOLIA campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth'
large cyclamen-purple flowers of this subspecies of M. mollicomata raised at Lanarth
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Princess Margaret'
large flowers red-purple on the outside and cream inside.
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Sidbury'
raised at Sidbury Manor in Devon this is one of the earliest campbellii crosses to flower in Cornwall with attractive lighter pink flowers
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Werrington'
a Forrest original which grows at Werrington Park in North Cornwall
MAGNOLIA 'Carlos'
good yellow flowers but sometimes appearing with the leaves. A cross between M. acuminata var subcordata and M. denudata
MAGNOLIA 'Cecil Nice'
an absolute picture when in full flower with row upon row of upright white flowers