Magnolia tripetala
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8th October 2010
One of the toughest of the large leaved Magnolias, in a fit of confidence, I planted it in the gap
where a large Leyland Cypress had been blown over by the wind. The first six feet of growth will be
protected by a hedge, but once it rises above that it is going to feel the blow.
So far it is prospering, and has grown clear of the undergrowth that always threatens to
swallow up small plants. It can make a large tree, but in the UK it tends to produce strong new shoots from the
lower trunk throughout its life and look more like a giant bush. I will be happy with that if it helps it to cope
with the top damage that is almost inevitable.
The white flowers will probably be invisible and rather like Eucryphia moorei,I will only know it is
flowering when I find the petals on the ground. They are said to smell distinctively of goats. I may need
a still day and a ladder to confirm that.
6th October 2012
14th June 2017
In its natural range, from Pennsylvania south along tha Appalachians and Blue Ridge Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama, it makes a small understory tree.
Here in the garden I have it fully exposed and in a dryish location but it seems to be prospering.
9th June 2021