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MICHELIA doltsopa
Huge trees at Caerhays have a multitude of heavily scented white flowers
£30.00 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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Pests & Diseases
Scale insects, honey fungus, coral spot -
Place of origin
Eastern Himalayas, Tibet, western and southwestern China. -
Magnolias - larger gardens
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EvergreenOval-oblong to lance-shaped leaves 8-18cm (3-7in) long, dark-green above, silky, grey-hairy beneath.
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Cream
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Bowl-shaped7-10cm (3-4in) across.
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Frost hardy (down to -5)
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Entire
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Lanceolate
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Oblong
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Height
8-15m (26-49ft) -
Spread
5-10m (16-33ft)
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TreeSmall, sometimes shrubby, tree. Erect, bushy and pyramidal when young, spreading with age.
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Pruning group 1
Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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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) -
Scented flowers
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Autumn Seasonal Interest
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Spring Seasonal Interest
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Winter Seasonal Interest
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Fertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
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Neutral to acid soil
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Full sun
Shelter from strong, drying winds. -
Partial shade
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Broadly conical
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Rounded to broadly spreading
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Mature Size8-15m (26-49ft)
5-10m (16-33ft)
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View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Michelia - Care Guide
Trees - Care Guide
- How to plant a tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- How to plant a tree
- Ties - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Restaking fallen young trees - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Fallen old tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Clearing up fallen beech tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing side shoots - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning and Shaping Magnolia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Deer protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Spraying - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing Ivy - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Removing wire protection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Tidying young trees in October - 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
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