Magnolia roots?
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Comments (10)Hi New York Rita, No, I don't want to take out the tree. It was a gift from my parents 20 years ago, and my mom would not appreciate that one bit. And the roots are everywhere, so even without the tree, it would be like excavating to get out all the roots. A few years ago I had another tree in the bed get very ill and even though I had the stump ground, there were so many roots from that tree, that I had only a tiny area where I could dig. All i had in there were geraniums then. I finally hired someone to dig out all the roots we could find from the calamondon tree. Boy that was expensive. What I meant by good soil is that each daylily is planted in as big a hole as we could dig, most are good dize holes with very good soil. In Florida you can not use the sand that is there. I really like the things around your beds. What do you call them.. not really pavers. Where did you get them? I would have to find someone to do this work. I could help, but I could not do all of this, that is for sure. When you say put them in pots. Do you mean larger pots than then the 2 gallons they are in now? tHANKS....See MoreRose of Sharon and Mary Jan Magnolia rooting
Comments (2)You usually will need at least one leaf to stay on for the magnolias to survive. At least, this is my experience. I have never had any magnolias come back after losing all of the leaves. Lilacs and ROS have come back strong after all the leaves have fallen while rooting....See MoreHow far to plant Galaxy Magnolia from cement patio
Comments (18)Ken, I often find it frustrating when I put the name in a search engine and I always seem to get tons of close-up photos of the leaves/flowers, a small number of newly planted trees/shrubs, and only a rare photo that shows the entire specimen at a mature size. I learned about the tags years ago when I planted a star magnolia and within 5 years it had grown way past the size on the tag. I ended up having to take it out because I planted it too close to the house, and as GardenGal said, trying to prune them back really doesn't work well. I hated to do it because it was healthy and just beautiful. I've been thinking lately I'd really like to plant a pink stardust magnolia but I'm wary of knowing how much space should I plan for?...See Moreclematis under magnolia?
Comments (6)its probably going to have to be something you just try ... how in the world would we know .. it appears to me.. the canopy is raised high enough.. that there is a lot of ambient light.. even though it might not be direct light... which would be a good sign ... whats growing there other than the trees to give us an idea??? the usual problem with gardening under large trees.. is the trees are super competitors for available water ... you mention 2 systems watering the area ... but how deep does the moisture run >>.. i would go dig a 12 to 15 inch hole.. AND FIND OUT... if you are getting water deep enough for a clem ... repeated surface wetting may not be good enough ... and of course.. you need to find out in the heat of summer.. not winter ... when moisture is not being drawn from deep int eh soil .. the alternative.. is to insure deep watering in july and august.. aka.. the heat of summer ... and a few weeks either way.. since is dont really know SC ... if you dig a hole under a large tree.. and then fert in that hole.. dont be surprised when the tree grow roots in the hole you dug, watered and fert;'d... so when you do plant.. try to trick the tree by not doing such ... broadcast water.. skip fert until your plants shows you it needs fert ... just give it a go ... ken...See Morekman04
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