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Magnolia container or kept under control?
sthlndngrower
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Hi all,
I would love to get a magnolia for my garden. However, having inherited a 30 ft bay tree against the house when i moved in, I am wary of trees that can get too big for their situation!
So, to my magnolia dilemma- i would like to plant a magnolia in my SW facing front garden. it would be just a few feet from the front of the house, so will need to be either container grown or kept under control. Will this work? If i keep it pruned to shrub/ small tree, will I still get flowers? I would like to keep it in check and not let it get much more than 10 ft.
I'm thinking about getting Magnolia Black Tulip, which according o the website that is selling it, can grow to 8 metres.
any advice would be gratefully received.
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I would be carefull with pruning magnolias, for the harder you prune them, the bigger and faster they'll grow, and the less they will flower... The stellata's however will stay quite small, so will not need much pruning.
I've had 'Satisfaction', grown in a pot for several years, now in the ground. Narrow growth habit, doesn't get too tall, lovely flowers. There are good cultivars out there if you haven't much room, though they might not have quite the romance of the great classics!