Questions tagged [magnolia]
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Magnolia grandiflora: How is flowering affected in case of propagation by layering?
I've got a 10 year old Magnolia grandiflora that flowered last year for the first time.
If I manage to propagate it by layering, would the new plant have flowers the first year after separating from the mother plant? Or would I have to wait certain…
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Magnolia leaves partially browning and curling
I have had this Magnolia soulangeana 'Heaven Scent' for 2 years (I live in South East England). It is in a cubic pot (of side length ~50cm) on the patio and is currently 135cm tall.
It did very well in its first year and it also bloomed well in…
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Should this Magnolia grandiflora be pruned?
This is a 16 year old Magnolia grandiflora in zone 8a. Should it be pruned, or left alone?
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Magnolia grandiflora planted and looking stressed
I planted a Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Paris' in a corten steel container. It was bought as a 100L container. It’s now looking a bit ill or stressed, after about a month. I have clay soil, so tree was planted with potting mix that has gypsum.…
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When is the best time to prune a Magnolia tree, and how much?
I live in Derbyshire, UK and have a Magnolia tree which in recent years seems to have gone a bit out of control, i.e. much bigger than I think it ought to be for the space it occupies.
I feel it needs to be half to two-thirds its current size, but…
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Is it possible to get this badly-pruned magnolia back to a natural shape?
We bought a house a few months ago that has a magnolia tree in the front, as shown below:
As you can see, it's sort a mess, with long thin branches shooting upwards and down. If you get inside of it, it almost looks as if someone took an imaginary…
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How to get regrowth on a magnolia stump?
the leaves of my Magnolia champaca shed and only tree stump is left... How do I get it to regrow?
It's been about 4-5 months since it shed its leaves i thought its winter hence but cant see any new growth to it till now... I check need the roots its…
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How tall will this Magnolia stellata grow?
I have bought a Magnolia stellata that has a height of 27 inches (70 cm) above ground and a root system 8 inches deep (20 cm). It looked like it was newly potted, so I went home and checked the roots. From what it looks like, the roots have been cut…
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Why are my magnolia leaves turning color?
This is a magnolia tree we planted last spring. It's about 5' tall.
We watered it faithfully all last summer and gave it three our four doses of compost tea, sort of monthly. Over the winter and early spring, some deer ate a few of the buds and…
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