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• Deciduous - very large leaves to 1m (3ft) long.
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  White - creamy white often with purple spotting towards the centre
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  Height - 12m (39ft)
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  Spread - 10m (33ft)
• Tree - broadly upright, later rounded tree with stout, blue-grey shoots. Flowers are followed by cone-like fruits to 8cm (3in) long.
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  Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
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  Full sun - shelter from strong winds.
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  Partial shade
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  Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot.
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  Place of origin - southeastern USA
• Flower Shape - Cup-shaped - - open-cup-shaped to 30cm (12in) across.
• Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
• Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
• Seasonal Interest - Summer -
• Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - humus-rich
• Neutral to acid soil
• Tree Shape - Rounded to broadly spreading -

• Sizing & Pricing of Magnolias - Video Tip ondemand_video

• 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

• Creating your own unique cross
• Magnolia 'Caerhays Surprise' - Video Tip ondemand_video

• 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'
• 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

• 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

• Storing seeds over winter

• Planting seeds in spring

• How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
• How to plant a tree
• Checking ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Restaking fallen young tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Tree Survey - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Crown uplift - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Removing shoots below graft - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Removing peeling bark - Video Tip ondemand_video
• Maintaining variegation - Video Tip ondemand_video