What is Magnolia Virginiana?

and Magnolia Virginiana is a small evergreen tree or shrub that belongs to the Magnoliaceae or Magnolia family and is originally from the southern and eastern United States. This perennial reaches a height of 60 feet (18 m) and spreads to a width of 20 feet (6 m). The multi -thorn suitcase has a smooth bark and a spicy aroma. Light gray-green leaves are shiny at the top and bluish below them. Magnolia Virginiana produces cream flowers with lemon aroma at the end of spring and summer and conical green fruit when the flowers disappear. This tree spreads with seeds or root cut -outs of the trunk. Magnolia family plants are not affected by many diseases or pests. The main problem affecting this tree is that alkaline soils can cause leaves. Cold temperatures cause still green leaves to drop. The colder climate causes the tree to grow slowly and the warm climate causes rapid growth rate. Magnolia Virginiana prefers full to partial exposures of the sun and wet soil.It grows best in acid soils, but adapts to other types of soil.

Magnolia Virginiana seedlings are commonly available for purchase. This tree is not doing well when it is transplanted in the fall. The best time to be planted is in the spring, which gives the tree the time to create its shallow root system before exposing winter weather.

These trees are often planted as ornamental trees or large shrubs. They can be kept cut back to create live fences to mask buildings. It is common to see magnolia Virginiana as an example or a tree of focus in the landscape.

before Magostrome Lia Virginiana is planted, the soil should be changed to increase its acidic properties. The soil should be released to a depth of 24 inches (about 60 cm) in a circle with a diameter of about 6 feet (1.8 m). The moss peat layer of 4-8 inches (10-20 cm) should be mixed into free soil.

After planting the tree magnolia Virginiana should be fertilized with a slow release of 10-10-10 during the growing season. It should not be fertilized since the end of summer, which can cause late new growth that could be vulnerable to frost. The tree should be connected until the end of autumn, when a layer of 4 to 6 to 6 inches (10- to 15 cm) should be spread around it.