Magnolia Grandiflora

Magnolia Grandiflora - The great Laurel Magnolia of the southern United States is, in England, best treated as a wall plant; under these conditions it thrives well and flowers freely. A correspondent in the west of England has written to The Garden as to the culture of this plant: "At one time it was thought necessary to protect the trees with mats during the winter, but this practice has largely ceased, and the trees in some instances have attained a very great height. For instance, there is one under my charge that is now fully 50 feet high. The bole of the stem is slightly over a yard in circumference. In some seasons several scores of blooms are borne by this tree, but during the winters of 1891 and 1982 many of the more exposed points were badly injured by frosts, and the bloom lessened in quality accordingly. A very exposed position is not suitable for this heavy-foliaged tree, and shelter from cold winds is desirable. Where the evergreen Magnolia does best is in the nooks between bay windows or irregular fronts of dwelling-houses, buttresses on extra high walls also affording a good shelter. The best instance of what can be done in the way of clothing extra high yet sheltered walls with evergreen Magnolias is to be seen at Canford Manor, Wimborne, Dorset, while there are also several fine specimens against high walls at Ashton Court, near Bristol. The site should be well prepared by trenching or forking peat and leaf soil freely into common garden soil, or, better still, fresh loam, a space not less than 3 feet by 30 inches being prepared for each tree. Once the trees have attained a good size, no further trouble need be taken with the roots. The tops branch naturally, and all that need be done is to spread them out thinly, and to keep the growths secured to the walls or trellis. They ought not to be closely trained, but if the branches or shoots are left too long the strong winds may break them off.

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