Southern Magnolia 'Edith Bogue'

Has been reliably winter-hardy here, with one big caveat: a couple of years we almost lost it during prolonged winter dry spells, when th...Read Moree sprinklers are turned off and we tend to not think about watering. Fortunately my husband noticed the suffering leaves in time to rescue it! The first several years, we were careful to go out and brush off heavy snow to keep the overloaded branches from breaking. The flowers are beautiful and smell amazing, but tend to brown out quickly on super-hot days. We enjoy the unique seedpods. This year (ca. 20 years after purchasing by mail from Wayside Gardens) is the first time it has actually produced seeds.

Hardy ( so far) to minus 32C in Guelph, Ontario Canada. Established 3 years in well draining, acidic soil slightly raised planting bed. P...Read Morerotected from North West winter winds by house 10 metres (30 feet) away from "Edith", 4 metres high, now filling out from bottom of trunk to form typical pyramid shape. Flowered first time last year in her 3rd year since planted. ( Beauties!) . I think key to success is a good watering with lukewarm water around the drip line anytime temperature is above freezing in the winter. Moisture gets to surface feeder roots and prevents leaf desiccation from wind and strong winter/late winter/early spring sun. I am also having similar success with Magnolia virginiana "Porcelain Dove", M. "Moonglow", and Franklinia alamataha ( kept in bush form close to house and wrapped in nursery felt over winter. Snow is piled high over base for insulation from deep cold air temps on roots and main multiple trunk. I have a M. Asheii potted but no courage yet to plant her outside overwinter. Maybe 2014 depending on root structure/density.

I have both an Edith Bogue and Bracken's Brown Beauty Magnolia grandiflora in the front yard on my Zone 6B Nutley NJ garden. There are no...Read More sidewalks on my block and I am using the Magnolia grandiflora as street trees.

The original Edith Bogue is in Montclair NJ , a few miles from my home and continues to do will at 92 plus years of age. You can view my report and photographs of the original Edith Bogue in the following Wiki:

The House that Lives
http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/House_that_Lives,_The

Mike

I love, love, LOVE this tree!!! I've had it for about 5 years (or more) now and it is my favorite tree that I'm able to grow in this zon...Read Moree. I miss my crepe myrtles from Maryland (mine doesn't get big here) and this is the next best thing because it grows beautifully, is an evergreen, and has STUNNING flowers that seem to last forever! I want to plant another one of these but may try a 'Bracken Brown' as my next magnolia. One of the best things about this tree is that frost doesn't kill the flowers like it does on some other 'saucer' and 'tulip' magnolias. Did I say I LOVE this tree???? Purchased it locally from Tripp Nursery in Springfield, IL - 217.529.7289.

Gorgeous tree. We use it to screen a somewhat busy street. Everyone comments on how beautiful it is. It is about 11 years old, and ove...Read Morer 2 stories tall. It flowers all summer, and the flowers are fragrant.

I just bought a DD Blanchard and Edith Bogue Southern Magnolia from Plant Land Garden Center in Breese, IL. Its about 40 east of St. Loui...Read Mores. They had quite a few mags for fair price. Good to know for us N. Illinoisans trying to find S Mags not to far away.

The NYT of 06/04/03 has a rare plants story featuring this plant, saying it is hardy to Boston.

One of the most cold-hardy cultivars