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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Mar 24, 2007

Moved to this house in November, with many lovely outdoor ammenities. Can you tell me anything about this Magnolia?

I can't believe how early they bloom ~ the forsythia hasn't even started yet.

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gloria125 Greensboro, AL Mar 24, 2007

Hi Mobi: Ill let the experts answer your question. but its a Japanese Magnolia. One of the first trees to bloom in spring. Isn't it just beautiful against the sky?

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Mar 24, 2007

Truly

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Mar 25, 2007

It looks like a very nice Magnolia x soulangiana. kman might be able to winnow this identity down even further, since there are many named selections of this plant.

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Mar 25, 2007

Thanks VV, we'll see if kman stops by.

Not sure if this tree is of any special named variety as there are many around town and this is obviously a mature tree. It would be even more impressive if it hadn't lost 3 major limbs ~ most likely in our horrific ''Storm of '97''. At my old house then, I was literally waist deep in 60 year old oak limbs.

Speaking of such, I'm constantly picking up little limbs from the Magnolia. Are they particularly brittle or does this tree need a boost of something?

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Mar 25, 2007

I didn't know those got that big?

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escambiaguy Atmore, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 25, 2007

There's one down the road from me that is about that size. Unfortunately they usually bloom too early here and the frost turns the blossoms brown.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Mar 25, 2007

Your tree looks pretty happy from here. A soil test might determine any nutritional deficits. A general balanced fertilizer and moisture during dry periods are probably all your magnolia might need.

Shedding of smaller internal branches (whether epicormic or "sucker" growth) from being shaded out, is not abnormal. 20-25' (6.1 - 7.5 m) height is not out of the question for a happy saucer magnolia either.

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