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Need help choosing Magnolia tree
Hi everyone, first time using a forum
I'm new to gardening and need help picking a magnolia tree to plant in my garden.
I'm looking for these qualities:
- beautiful blooms
- long lasting blooms
- tree doesn't grow too big
Does anyone one know any varieties that would be ideal for my garden?
Thank you in advance
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I love Magnolia and used to grow many sp and named cultivars.
That is a hard question.
What colour flowers do you want..white, pink, red yellow?
Large goblet flowers with just a few petals or daintier multipetal ones?
They can all grow fairly large over time.
May I suggest you get an old book.
Magnolia by expert Graham Rankin..it is very cheap on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnolia-Hamlyn-Manual-Graham-Rankin/dp/0600605345
Masses of pics and good advice.
One of my favourites is Magnolia stellata Keiskei.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Magnolia+stellata+keiskei&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI_qzzn7PeAhUMLVAKHXVTADMQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=944
Some do grow big but may take a number of years to do so.
I have Magnolia stellata in a pot so it has been restricted somewhat, but is still a slow small one recommended for smaller gardens.
There is one in a front garden nearby that has bee there 20 odd years, seven feet high and about four or five wide. It may have been pruned but looks quite nice and natural.
White scented flowers, and beautiful. Deciduous.
There are some newer cultivars one of which i know is pink.
If you want to contact a nursery, I recommend Junker's of Milverton Somerset... they have a huge range of mail order Magnolias, they are experts in the field, other trees too... they can recommend to you any type you like, for your soil conditions and area, speed of growth etc.... I have no connection with them I should emphasise...