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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.
Further Reading....
- 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 -
Height - 12m (40ft) -
Tall Shrub
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Full sun - shelter from strong winds -
Partial shade -
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - honey fungus, coral spot, scale insects -
Place of origin - southeastern United States -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich
Magnolia - A guide to sizing and pricing
Magnolia - Care Guide
- 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
- 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
Magnolia - Hybridisation
Magnolia - Propagation
- Planting Magnolia from Seeds
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia Seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
Magnolia - Spotlight Videos
- Best yellow magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Magnolia 'Caerhays Belle'
- Magnolia campbellii 'Alba' - 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
- Magnolia 'Tropicana' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia foveolata - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Michelia macclurei - Video Tip ondemand_video
Planting to avoid allergic reactions and asthma
- Allergic reactions and pollen
- Plants which produce masses of pollen - to avoid
- Plants producing little pollen - relatively safe!
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- 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
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
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Buy Varieties of MAGNOLIA
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Francois Treyve' >
Compact habit. Deep green rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown indumentum. Creamy white fragrant flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Gallissonnière' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.
Leaves reddish brown underneath, very hardy. Very large creamy white flowers
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Goliath' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.
Short, broad leaves and large globular flowers at an early age
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Kay Parris' >
Commonly known as: Bull Bay, Loblolly magnolia.
An increasingly popular variety with large flowers and rippled foliage that emerges pink
MAGNOLIA grandiflora 'Little Gem' >
Commonly known as: Bull bay, Loblolly magnolia.
Narrow columnar habit and small white flowers. Leaves heavily felted rust.
MAGNOLIA 'Green Bee' >
One of Philippe de Spoelberch's wonderful new introductions. Coloured as its name implies
MAGNOLIA 'Heaven Scent' >
Gresham hybrid with goblet-shaped flowers pink outside and white inside. Strongly lavender scented
MAGNOLIA 'Honey Tulip' >
A golden-honey version of M. 'Black Tulip' which flowers before the leaves appear. A brand new New Zealand hybrid which will be very popular
MAGNOLIA 'Ian's Red' >
Rich claret coloured blooms. This will become a very popular variety especially as it grows to only about 5 metres
MAGNOLIA 'J.C. Williams' >
A Caerhays hybrid between sprengeri 'Diva' and sargentiana robusta with a most striking and unusual deep red colour which appears on opening almost black from a distance. Flowers at a very young age and is an absolute must for any enthusiast
MAGNOLIA 'Joe McDaniel' >
M. soulangeana 'Rustica Rubra' crossed with M. veitchii with deep purple flowers
MAGNOLIA 'Joli Pompom' >
A hybrid between M. 'David Clulow' and M. sprengeri elongata. Interesting white flowers with rose stamens
MAGNOLIA 'Judy Zuk' >
A startling new introduction with medium yellow flowers shading to pinkish-orange at the base and a strong fragrance
MAGNOLIA kobus 'Pink Kobus' >
Commonly known as: Northern Japanese magnolia.
Light pink flowers rather than white
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Mag's Pirouette' >
A seedling from Ballerina with lovely small flowers. The outer tepals are shorter than the inner ones
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Raspberry Fun' >
A tough x loebneri hybrid which is suitable for the smaller garden. A profusion of reddish-pink flowers
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Wildcat' >
A stellata shape but with up to 52 tepals giving a 'Chrysanthemum' effect. Soft pink buds open to white. Grows to 5-8m
MAGNOLIA 'Lois' >
Clear primrose flowers without a tendency to fade. Just as good in Burncoose Gardens as M. 'Daphne'
MAGNOLIA macrophylla >
Commonly known as: Great-leaved magnolia, Umbrella tree.
The largest leafed magnolia of all with greyish leaves, glaucous underneath and fragrant white flowers
MAGNOLIA macrophylla subsp. ashei >
A miniature form of M.macrophylla with smaller leaves which will flower at a very young age
MAGNOLIA 'March-till-Frost' >
As its name implies this magnolia continues to produce flowers irregularly right through the season. The first flowers are usually pale pink but the later ones are usually darker
