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    MAGNOLIA 'Limelight'
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© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. MAGNOLIA 'Limelight' and METASEQUOIA glyptostroboides
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    MAGNOLIA 'Limelight'

    Large pointed greenish-yellow tulip-shaped flowers. A vigorous grower with a multi-stemmed habit. Well worth adding to any collection of the new yellow magnolias
     
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    • Good to know
      M. acuminata ssp. subcordata x M. 'Big Pink'
    • Pests & Diseases
      Honey fungus, coral spot, scale insects
    • Place of origin
      USA. Phil Savage, Michigan
    • Magnolias - larger gardens
    • Magnolia
    • Deciduous
    • Yellow
    • Goblet-shaped
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Ovate
    • Height
      8m (26ft)
    • Spread
      6m (20ft)
    • Tree
      Vigorous. Develops into a multi-stemmed tree with a low, spreading canopy. Long, tulip-shaped flower buds
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds
    • Partial shade
    • Broadly columnar
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      8m (26ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        6m (20ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    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
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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