If you plan a holiday in the summer the ideal is to ask your neighbour or friends to water your Magnolia s. If that is not possible then move them into a shaded and cool position. If your area suffers cold winters and or high winds then place your Magnolia in a cool greenhouse or garage from late December onwards and bring them back into the garden in early Spring. Feeding with a general purpose fertiliser can commence from early May at fortnightly intervals. Cease feeding in late July so that the tree has a chance to 'harden up' before winter.
An annual prune in early June should remove any damaged or wispy stems particularly in the centre of the tree. Pruning can also be done to maintain the shape and size of a Magnolia. The second factor to watch out for, as with all containerised plants, is to avoid the soil freezing over long periods of time.
Magnolias have a fleshy root system which is easily damaged by protracted periods of frost. It is possible to insulate the containers but this only delays the frost and when warmer weather appears, an insulated container takes longer to defrost. With the above two principals in mind our advice is to move your Magnolia into a more protected position during periods of frost in the winter.
The ideal position would be in a cold greenhouse. This will protect your tree from the cooling winds and give some protection from frost. If you do this though, be sure to remove it from the greenhouse at the first sign of warm weather - greenhouses can become surprisingly hot very quickly in only moderately warm weather.
Most of us don't have greenhouses however so a good alternative is against the exterior wall of a house. As with greenhouses, move the tree back into the open after the frosts have passed. If you have neither a a greenhouse nor an open garage then do not be tempted to move the tree inside the house. Conditions there will too warm and the air too dry. The best option is to search out the most protected position near the walls of the house. House walls will be relatively warm in winter and can protect your Magnolia tree from the worst of the frost.
Also look for a position which protects from wind and reduces the amount of rain that falls on the soil in the container. Magnolia stellata in full flower. However, correctly applying fertilizer will help the plants thrive and live longer. When magnolia trees begin to bloom, it is good to give them a bloom fertilizer to help them produce more flowers. However, if you provide a magnolia bloom fertilizer before it is old enough to bloom, it will not help.
The only way to tell what age of a tree is to cut it down and count the rings. That said, there are a few qualities that magnolia trees gain as they grow that can help you estimate their age. If a magnolia tree is blooming a lot, it is likely a few years old, at least three. However, most magnolia trees do not start blooming until ten years old.
While magnolia trees may bloom when they are young, they will not have a prolific bloom until they are at least a few years old. If magnolia trees are producing seeds, they are quite a few years old. The youngest magnolias may begin producing seeds is ten years.
However, many do not start producing seeds until 20 to 25 years old. The height of magnolia trees depends on their specific variety. They have quite a range and can be as small as 8-feet and as large as 70 feet tall. However, they can also be trained to be very small. The Lily magnolia is generally regarded as the smallest variety of magnolia trees.
It grows from 8 to 12 feet. They have purple flowers and bloom in early spring, and are more tolerant of shade than many varieties. However, it is a little more temperamental about water, so it is good to mulch around the base during dry spells. And it is, for a magnolia tree. However, this tree can grow from 20 to 25 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.
It has beautiful cream or white blooms but is not very cold tolerant. Star magnolia, or Magnolia stellata, is another common variety of magnolia trees. These trees commonly have white flowers, but some variations have pink or purple blooms. Star magnolias are another smaller variety and grow from 15 to 20 feet high and 10 to 15 feet wide.
They thrive in hardiness zones 4 to 9. This variety of magnolia originated in Japan and has show-stopping blooms, so they are a popular choice for bonsai magnolias. The flower petals taste similar to ginger and cardamom and they can be added to salads or used as a garnish.
White magnolia flowers have the most subtle taste, while dark pink flowers have the strongest flavor. Choose a large container with a wide base to prevent it from blowing over in strong winds and ensure that there are plenty of drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. Lack of sunlight — Magnolias can tolerate partial shade but they flower best in a spot where they receive full sun.
One of the most popular varieties of magnolia, the saucer magnolia grows up to 20 feet 6 metres tall and produces an abundance of pink tulip shaped flowers on bare branches before the leaves appear. It blooms in late spring and summer with large white flowers that can be up to 8 inches 20 cm wide. Loebner magnolia is a deciduous, small magnolia variety that grows up to 15 feet 4. Oyama is a compact, deciduous variety that produces fragrant white cup shaped flowers in late spring.
Elizabeth magnolia is another deciduous magnolia variety that produces an abundance of cup shaped yellow flowers.
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