{"id":10613,"date":"2019-02-20T12:03:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10613"},"modified":"2019-02-13T18:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T23:15:12","slug":"early-flowering-magnolias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2019\/02\/20\/early-flowering-magnolias\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Flowering Magnolias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/iPhqjgv69FCtSQ80ZDeG9XtDG8131RcsOjyIAp6_xzzNgFQDXMg-dzdmT8PCk3nyiXs-c0ZFyp8gvxGDU9YyVszyql6gbePR4EB_wzVkZPO9Gep7glcXf5fO=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.ballpublishing.com\/NewsletterContentImage.aspx?imgid=6172\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"400\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;Leonard Messel&#8217; (Magnolia x loebneri)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10614\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Magnolia-loebneri-Leonard-Messel-1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10614\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10614\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Magnolia-loebneri-Leonard-Messel-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Magnolia-loebneri-Leonard-Messel-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Magnolia-loebneri-Leonard-Messel-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Magnolia-loebneri-Leonard-Messel-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flower of Loebner Magnolia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you live (and garden) in the northern\u00a0 climes of the U.S.\u00a0and Canada,\u00a0<em>Magnolia <\/em>\u00d7<em>loebneri <\/em>Leonard Messel is an excellent choice\u00a0of a flowering yard tree. It is a hybrid deciduous magnolia (<em>M. kobus<\/em>\u00a0x\u00a0<em>M. stellata<\/em>) (zones (4)5-9). Other similar crosses include &#8216;Ballerini&#8217; and &#8216;Merrill&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Messel magnolia\u00a0grows to 20-30 feet tall with a rounded crown. It is more often grown in a multi-trunk form that as a single trunk tree. Flowers measure 4-6 inches across with 10-15 petals. Flowers give way to cone-like fruits that ripen\u00a0in late summer with a reddish tinge; fruits split open to release individual red coated seeds suspended on slender threads. Fruits are sometimes absent on\u00a0some hybrid magnolias if inadequately pollinated.<\/p>\n<p>Flowering magnolias are best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils and in full sun to part shade. Trees are generally intolerant of soil extremes (dry or wet) as well as to most urban pollutants. Young trees may take 3-4 years before first blooms appear. Magnolias are best sited in a site sheltered from\u00a0high winds.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard Messel magnolia has a multi-branched\u00a0\u00a0habit and start producing their lovely flowers at an early age. No serious disease or pest problems trouble this shrub\u00a0when properly sited at planting.\u00a0The\u00a05-inch long, medium green obovate leaves remain blemish-free through the growing season. The gray bark of deciduous magnolias is an added plus, particularly over the winter months. Magnolias are care-free landscape trees.<\/p>\n<p>New\u00a0hybrid cultivars are now available in commerce featuring more compact habits and flowers that are white, blush-pink, lilac pink or pink. &#8216;Ballerini&#8217; (Loebneri hybrid)\u00a0 produce flowers\u00a0with 30 or more pure white tepals and are highly\u00a0fragrant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you live (and garden) in the northern\u00a0 climes of the U.S.\u00a0and Canada,\u00a0Magnolia \u00d7loebneri Leonard Messel is an excellent choice\u00a0of a flowering yard tree. It is a hybrid deciduous magnolia (M. kobus\u00a0x\u00a0M. stellata) (zones (4)5-9). Other similar crosses include &#8216;Ballerini&#8217; and &#8216;Merrill&#8217;. Leonard Messel magnolia\u00a0grows to 20-30 feet tall with a rounded crown. 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