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Magnolia Grandiflora

russetthouserussetthouse Posts: 2
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Hello all,

I have a Magnolia Grandiflora tree/shrub which has now been in place for approx 7 years, and which looks healthy but has never flowered. It is fairly well sheltered near to a fence and a low wall to protect from hard winds.

Can anyone advise what I should do to promote flowering on what is such a lovely tree.

Thanks, Steve

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,000

    Hello russetthouse ; Magnolia grandiflora can be well over ten-years old before any sign of flowering is apparent .

    Late spring frosts can kill any potential flower-buds ; anything below  -5 C can be damaging , though not fatal to the plant .

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Derbyshire but with a Nottinghamshire postcode. Posts: 16,473

    Patience and a mild winter. Mine has a load of flowers this year. It went in as a stick 25 years ago. It is now about 30 ft high. Unfortunately the best flowers are at the top but we can see them from an upstairs window.

  • russetthouserussetthouse Posts: 2

    Thanks fidgetbones, I thought I had been patient waiting seven years but hopefully time will help then. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Vendée, Western FrancePosts: 28,580

    Try feeding it some slow release rose or tomato feed in spring and a couple of drinks of liquid tomato food in late spring and early summer.  This may encourage it to form flower buds.

    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
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