MAGNOLIA
Commonly known as Bull bay, Loblolly 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.
- Magnolia - A guide to sizing and pricing
- Magnolia - Care Guide
- Magnolia - Hybridisation
- Magnolia - Propagation
- Magnolia - Spotlight Videos
- Planting to avoid allergic reactions and asthma
- Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
- Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
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Evergreen - medium, dark green, glossy leaves, russet on undersides.
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White
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Height - 12m (40ft)
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Tall Shrub
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Full sun - shelter from strong winds
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Partial shade
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Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - honey fungus, coral spot, scale insects
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Place of origin - southeastern United States
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich
- 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
- 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
- Planting Magnolia from Seeds
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia Seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Best yellow magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
- M. campbellii in late January - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia campbellii 'Alba' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. campbellii alba 'Strybing White' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia globosa - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia insignis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Lanarth' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Lois', 'Peachy' & 'Limelight'
- Magnolia 'Peachy' and 'Daybreak' Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tikitere' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Star Wars', doltsopa & veitchii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. sieboldii, sieboldii sinensis, x wieseneri, 'Summer Solstice' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Altas', 'Raspberry Fun', 'Sunrise' & x veitchii - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Tropicana' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Todd's Forty Niner' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- M. 'Todd's Forty Niner' Late January - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Various Magnolias in early March - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia foveolata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia macclurei - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Allergic reactions and pollen
- Plants which produce masses of pollen - to avoid
- Plants producing little pollen - relatively safe!
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
12m (40ft)
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Alta' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Exmouth' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Exmouth magnolia, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Ferruginea' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Francois Treyve' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Gallissonnière' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Goliath' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.


MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Kay Parris' >
Commonly known as: Bull Bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Little Gem' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.

MAGNOLIA 'Green Bee' >


MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent' >

MAGNOLIA 'Honey Tulip' >

MAGNOLIA 'Ian's Red' >

MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams' >

MAGNOLIA 'Joe McDaniel' >

MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom' >

MAGNOLIA kobus 'Pink Kobus' >
Commonly known as: Northern Japanese magnolia.


MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Mag's Pirouette' >

MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Raspberry Fun' >


MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Wildcat' >


MAGNOLIA 'Lois' >
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