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Magnolia SOS

11 replies

Cupcakey · 03/05/2017 06:16

Really worried my magnolia may be poorly. We planted it last year and it's grown well and started flowering in March/April had frost and hailstone week before last and the flowers are shrivelled (I've heard of this happening before) but the leaves are also shrivelled and brown it's literally happened straight after the frost. Will it recover? Is there anything I can do to help should I remove shrivelled leaves?? Any advice greatly received im not really very good with gardening!

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Cupcakey · 03/05/2017 06:17

Picture to follow :-)

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Cupcakey · 03/05/2017 19:56

My poorly magnolia :-(

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sunnyhills · 04/05/2017 09:17

bumping for you cupcake . Apart from knowing that the frost was exceptional in some areas ,I have no idea .

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Scrique · 04/05/2017 13:34

Some magnolias (or all?) prefer ericaceous soil. What type is it?

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Cupcakey · 04/05/2017 20:59

I've no idea! I'm clueless when it comes to gardening ! How do I know what type of soil I have?

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Scrique · 04/05/2017 23:05

You can buy soil ph testing kits online and from garden centres.
If your magnolia has flowers like Magnolia 'Susan' (google it) according to the RHS website they prefer acid/ericaceous soil. Others, like Magnolia stellata, which has quite different flowers, likes any soil.
It annoys me, when you you buy something from a garden centre, the label doesn't always state which soil you need. I lost a lovely little magnolia years ago because of this. Blueberry bushes are the same.

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sunnyhills · 05/05/2017 07:48

I would also like to know about soil preference for magnolias ...and about the frost damage .

Anyone out there who can help ?

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Cupcakey · 06/05/2017 20:39

Thank you :-) will get a kit and test the soil I think the label said Susan but no info about soil type. Will be really sad if I lose it.
Thank you for your help.

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Ferguson2 · 08/05/2017 20:54

May be try remove grass from round it, and mulch well with ericaceous compost; don't weed too close to stem or too deeply or you may damage roots. Eventually, if it survives and is doing OK, move it away from the fence, as is is VERY close to it.

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Itsnothingoriginal · 09/05/2017 22:38

Agree it does really need more space and soil around it and ideally moving further away from the fence.

My young magnolia shrub looks very similar - all the lovely new leaf growth has been damaged and blackened by the frost. I will feed and mulch it once we've had some rain - at last!!

Let's hope they recover - such beautiful plants aren't they

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Cupcakey · 10/05/2017 19:51

Thanks everyone I had the argument with my husband that it was too close but he went ahead and planted it will try and remove the grass around it. Thank you and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with a sorry magnolia. I love them but I'm useless at gardening!