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  Magnolia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnolia is a large genus of about 120 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.
Magnolia species are mainly found in eastern North America, Central America and east and southeast Asia, although some are also found in South America.
Mississippi's state nickname is the "Magnolia State", because of the abundance of magnolias in the state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magnolia   (461 words)

  
 Magnolia
Magnolia roots tend to girdle (circle the trunk or root ball).
Star magnolia is a dense, oval-to-rounded deciduous shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree that grows 15 to 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.
Star magnolias can be damaged by freeze, although they are not as sensitive to cold as the saucer magnolia.
hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/hgic1015.htm   (2140 words)

  
 Information on the Star Magnolia for bonsai...
Magnolias are otherwise fully hardy down to -10 degrees centigrade (14 F).
Feed every two weeks whilst the tree is in leaf using a balanced fertiliser, from August the use of a low-nitrogen feed is recommended to harden the years growth in preparation for the winter.
Magnolias dislike root disturbance and should only be repotted every 3 years, remove only 1/3 to 1/4 of the rootball.
www.bonsaisite.com /magnolia.html   (399 words)

  
 MAGAZINE - People Places & Plants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It turns out that the star magnolia is in the wrong magnolia group as far as growing conditions in my area.
The poor star magnolia, which is in the first group, made its 1862 American debut in Flushing, N.Y., and has been blasted by spring frosts ever since.
Their lily magnolia genes place them in the second group of magnolias, giving them later flowering characteristics, and their star magnolia genes provide mildew resistance and prolific, fragrant flowers.
www.ppplants.com /magazine/articles/articles_ma/7/7.html   (1336 words)

  
 National Gardening Association :: Regional Reports
Star magnolia prefers a moist, deep, slightly acidic, organically rich soil, in full sun to light shade.
A deciduous shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree, star magnolia is slow-growing, eventually reaching a height of 15 to 20 feet, with a spread of 10 to 15 feet, when mature.
Star magnolia has few insect and disease problems, and, once established, needs little in the way of supplemental water and fertilizer.
www.garden.org /regional/report/arch/inmygarden/1006   (559 words)

  
 Magnolias for Utah - Utah State University Forestry Extension
Many magnolias are evergreen and fairly sensitive to cold, so planting a magnolia in Rich County might be a marginal proposition (try Kobus magnolia), yet even in cold climates they offer possibilities.
Star magnolia is a multi-stemmed, non-evergreen shrub to small tree with beautiful, usually white but sometimes pink flowers with narrow strap-shaped petals.
Cultivars to consider are 'Royal Star' with large, white, fragrant flowers; 'Centennial;' and 'Dawn.' As with all magnolias, plant in a location that's at least somewhat protected from weather extremes, and especially from southern exposures that cause warming in the winter.
extension.usu.edu /forestry/HomeTown/Select_Magnolia.htm   (649 words)

  
 Floridata: Magnolia stellata
It's late February and this star magnolia is in bloom scenting Floridune with a delicate perfume.
Star magnolia a native of Japan and was introduced to the United States in the 1860s and it remains a popular landscape item from coast to coast.
Star magnolia is a very early bloomer and boasts large star shaped flowers that are held on low branches for easy viewing.
www.floridata.com /ref/m/magno_st.cfm   (552 words)

  
 Deciduous Flowering Magnolias
The Yulan magnolia, or Magnolia denudata, (this is the large white-flowering specimen in front of the nursery) was thought to have been cultivated in China since the seventh century, where it was found in the gardens of the emperor.
These are the Magnolia Kosar-DeVos Hybrids, named after wives, daughters and secretaries of the breeders at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. They are eight delightful cultivars of the Lily Magnolia crossed with select varieties of the Star Magnolia.
Magnolias are surface feeders with shallow roots so be sure to mulch the top of the soil after planting, keeping the mulch away from the crown of the plant.
www.berkeleyhort.com /gardensuggestions/gs_jf04_magnolias.html   (907 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine
A curvaceously cupped magnolia blossom serenely floating in a low bowl of water is a sight as evocative of midsummer as Seafair.
The deciduous magnolias are elegant of line in the winter garden, and their fuzzy gray buds begin to plump up late in January, slowly splitting open to reveal snow white or rosy pink blossoms.
The cultivar 'Waterlily' is considered one of the best star magnolias, with pink buds opening to spidery-shaped fragrant white flowers, but it blooms a little later and grows a bit faster than most star magnolias.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /pacificnw/2003/0330/plant.html   (785 words)

  
 Plant Guide - Spring Flowering Magnolias
Magnolia denudata is one of the earliest magnolias to flower, and thus susceptible to frost.
Long cultivated in its native China, this magnolia was planted outside monasteries as a symbol of purity.
Choose your magnolia carefully, seeking out flowering plants in public gardens, and plant giving space for development and, with good after-care, be assured of a stunning results.
www.bestgardening.com /bgc/plant/magnolia02.htm   (510 words)

  
 The Virginian Pilot: STAR MAGNOLIA IS A SPRING BEAUTY.(FLAVOR/GRACIOUS LIVING)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NAMED BY THE father of botany, Linnaeus, for a French botanist, Pierre Magnol, magnolias are the oldest of true flowering plants grown on a global basis.
Rightly named Star magnolia or Magnolia stellata, its flowers resemble large, snowy stars that have fallen to Earth.
Star magnolia loses its leaves in winter and is one of the earliest magnolias to flower in spring.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:95959094&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (206 words)

  
 WOLF Garten | Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Magnolias are unsurpassed as beautiful shrubs in the abundance and size of their blossom.
The double-flowering Star Magnolia “Royal Star” (Magnolia stellata variety) is seen as the brightest constellation in the Magnolia heaven.
Magnolias are easy to look after, and have the reputation of being absolutely free of disease and pests.
www.wolf-garten.com /public_uk/magazin/mag02.hbs?article_id=1109756907&SKIP=0   (524 words)

  
 ISU Extension News Release
Magnolias are a diverse group of plants with pink, purple, white and even yellow flowering types.
Star magnolia is the first magnolia to bloom.
Magnolias are considered one of the oldest families of flowering plants.
www.extension.iastate.edu /newsrel/2000/mar00/mar0011.html   (952 words)

  
 Magnolia Bonsai Species Guide
Of all the Magnolia genus, the Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) has the best qualities for bonsai.
The Star Magnolia is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub with a dense bushy habit.
Pests and Diseases: Magnolias are relatively disease free.
www.bonsai4me.com /SpeciesGuide/Magnolia.html   (401 words)

  
 Bruce Zimmerman | Magnolias for the Home Garden
In this area Magnolia scale is in the crawler stage in August.
I have found with the spring flowering Magnolias that a light corrective pruning should be done after flowering in the beginning of June.
Star Magnolias grow to be 15 to 20 feet high and 10 to 15 feet wide.
www.brucezimmerman.com /ARTICLES/MAGNOLIAS.htm   (866 words)

  
 Magnolia stellata
Star Magnolia is somewhat sensitive to being transplanted in Autumn, and care should be taken to amend the soil, fertilize, water thoroughly, mulch adequately, and avoid Winter salt spray, to enhance survival chances during the first Winter
Star Magnolia is a slow-growing, multitrunked shrub or small tree with white or light pink Spring flowers that arise from pubescent Winter floral buds.
Magnolia stellata is an upright large shrub or small tree with layered sympodial branches that create a mounding effect with age, and white showy Spring flowers that emerge before the foliage, but are frequently browned by frosts.
www.hcs.ohio-state.edu /hcs/TMI/Plantlist/ma_llata.html   (695 words)

  
 Star Magnolia: A Beautiful Start to the Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Star Magnolia is best planted in a sheltered (north side) location visible from the house.
To maintain your Star Magnolia, prune broken branches and awkward or crossed branches in the early spring.
Star Magnolia trees are widely available at local garden centers or via mail from nurseries such as Spring Hill Nursery (www.springhillnursery.com).
www.gardenandhearth.com /OrganicFlowerGardening/Magnolia.htm   (377 words)

  
 Star magnolia - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Japan, Magnoliales, North America, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Star magnolia - TheBestLinks.com - Europe, Japan, Magnoliales, North America,...
Star magnolia, Europe, Japan, Magnoliales, North America, Plantae, Species...
Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata is a slow growing shrub or small tree native to Japan with large showy white or pink flowers in early spring before the appearance of the leaves.
www.thebestlinks.com /Star_magnolia.html   (179 words)

  
 Star and Yulan Magnolias, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
These are all from the BBG last week, and almost all of them may be misidentified by the Rube below (because he doesn't know which of his pictures he's going to use until it's too late to check the tree labels), except for the Star Magnolia on the left above; that one's he's sure of.
Star Magnolias and Saucer Magnolias are very popular in this area.
He noticed that some of the magnolias there, like the one on the right, were off-white when compared with the Star Magnolia.
www.nycjpg.com /2003/pages/0421.html   (181 words)

  
 Magnolias for Minnesota
Star magnolia's habit is uniform and upright, but branches are spreading and somewhat tiered.
Magnolias do not tolerate the root disturbance associated with balling and burlapping or bare-rooting as readily as many other tree species.
*Magnolias are adaptable to a variety of soil types, but adequate moisture is essential and you should avoid highly alkaline soils.
www.extension.umn.edu /yardandgarden/ygbriefs/h466magnolias.html   (692 words)

  
 Floridata: Magnolia heptapeta
I think the Yulan magnolia is most attractive when trimmed up as a tree that can grow up to 40 ft (12.2 m) in height and forms a broad rounded crown.
Use Yulan magnolia at the edge of wooded areas or on an open expanse of lawn where it excels as a specimen tree.
This magnolia has the advantage of blooming a little later in spring than some of the other deciduous magnolias like the star magnolia M.
www.floridata.com /ref/M/magn_den.cfm   (466 words)

  
 Magnolia Scale And Its Control, HYG-2003-94   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The magnolia scale, Neolecanium cornuparvum (Thro), is one of the largest and most conspicuous scale insects known to occur in Ohio.
Saucer, star, lily and cucumbertree magnolias are the most common trees attacked.
Magnolia scales have sucking mouthparts and when heavy infestations completely encrust branches, the branches often die.
ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2003.html   (758 words)

  
 The History of The Toluca Marquette and Northern Railroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The article stated that most of the people of the eastern part of Putnam county were expected to appear for the hearing and a special train would run for the hearing because of bad roads in the area.
Magnolia, who had the most to lose, stated that before the railroad was built, there were no businesses in Magnolia.
Magnolia survived the loss of the railroad, since new hard roads had been completed in three directions.
www.piperspages.com /Marshall/TMNRR.html   (3744 words)

  
 Oh, Those Yellow Magnolias
These unusually hardy magnolias can withstand far colder temperatures than their pink and white flowered counterparts, and their sweet yellow color is unsurpassed.
The sturdy parent of modern day yellow Magnolias is the hardy North American deciduous native called the Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata); crossed with Yulan Magnolia (Magnolia denudata), or Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata).
As with all Magnolias, select the site carefully as they do not like to be relocated.
www.berkeleyhort.com /gardensuggestions/gs_jf05_yelomagnolias.htm   (380 words)

  
 Magnolia kobus var. stellata: Star Magnolia
Star Magnolia is the hardiest of the Magnolias.
Star Magnolia is intolerant of root competition or dryness, and plants grow slowly, perhaps one foot per year.
Magnolia may be subject to leaf spots, blights, scabs, and fl mildews caused by a large number of fungi or bacterium.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST382   (650 words)

  
 Worldisround - Leach Botanical Garden Spring 2003 - Photograph - Star Magnolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is striking in late winter or early spring when it appears smothered in brilliant white flowers as it blooms before the leaves appear.
The flowers themselves are star shaped with at least 12 thin, delicate petals with some cultivars having more than 30.
Star magnolia a native of Japan and was introduced to the United States in the 1860s."
www.worldisround.com /articles/15884/photo9.html   (298 words)

  
 Palmetto Gardening - Waterlily
Waterlily star magnolia is a very large deciduous shrub or small tree that puts on a beautiful show in mid to late March as large, sweetly fragrant flowers open on its bare stems.
Waterlily star magnolia is a relatively slow grower, putting on about one foot in height each year, but it often flowers at a very young age— often when less than one foot tall!
Star magnolias prefer full sun, but they must be in a sheltered location to protect the delicate flowers from late freezes and strong winds.
virtual.clemson.edu /groups/psamedia/2005/pgwaterlily.htm   (449 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The true southern magnolia, M. grandiflora is a large evergreen tree that has dark, glossy green leaves with brown undersurfaces.
The most commonly cultivated magnolia throughout the United States is the hybrid saucer magnolia (M.x soulangiana), often called tulip trees because of the shape and bright colors of their flowers.
The petals of the star magnolia flowers (M. stellata) are strapped shape, more numerous than the saucer magnolias, and are aptly named because they resemble stars.
cetulare.ucdavis.edu /mg/articles/n021904.htm   (1446 words)

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