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  • MAGNOLIA
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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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    • Good to know
      An ancient genus named after Pierre Magnol, French botanist, 1638-1715. Evolving before bees plants were pollinated by beetles. Grown for their showy, solitary, fragrant flowers. These can be cup-shaped, saucer-shaped, goblet-shaped or star-shaped and often appear before the leaves. Colours range from pure white to white with blushes or stains of pink or purple, rich pink and purple, and various shades of yellow. Cone-like fruit is produced in autumn on more mature specimens.
    • Place of origin
      Himalayas, eastern and southeastern Asia, eastern North America to tropical North and South America
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Magnolia - A guide to sizing and pricing
    Magnolia - Spotlight Videos
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds

    Varieties

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  • MAGNOLIA 'Charles Coates'
    A cross between M.sieboldii and M.tripetalata with fragrant creamy-white flowers and reddish anthers. Flowers late in the season
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Columnar Pink'
    Pink tulip-shaped flowers.
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA 'Copeland Court'
    A compact, erect and symmetrical growing plant with dense branching and crimson pink flowers
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Large
    £80.00
    Unavailable
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    MAGNOLIA cylindrica 'Bjuv'
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA cylindrica 'Hohman'
    Pink-tinted white flowers
     
    Large
    £80.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Daphne'
    In our opinion this is easily the best and darkest yellow yet to appear on the market. The flowers do come out with the leaves most years but this is genuinely a plant for the smaller garden. A triumph for Philippe de Spoelberch's magnolia breeding in Belgium.
     
    Large
    £80.00
    Unavailable
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    Specimen
    £110.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA dawsoniana 'Chyverton Red'
    Reddish to crimson flowers on this dawsoniana hybrid bred at Chyverton in Cornwall
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MAGNOLIA dawsoniana 'Valley Splendour'
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    MAGNOLIA 'Daybreak'
    Unusual fragrant light rose-pink flowers. M. xbrooklynensis 'Woodsman' was the seed parent in a cross with M. 'Tina Durio'. Highly recommended
     
    Medium
    £70.00
    Large
    £80.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    Specimen
    £110.00
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  • Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Tailored specifically to help feed both trees and shrubs. Recommended for first year after planting use to support newly planted trees and shrubs establish themselves. Also good for potted shrubs and trees to enable them to thrive.
    1KG packet
    £8.25
    Garden Goodies
    These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen. Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
    Stick in slate labels
    £10.00
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
    £7.50
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