Can I grow Magnolia tree from a branch
allergyvictim
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growing magnolia (grandiflora) tree from seed.
Comments (24)To germinate Magnolia seeds I would recommend using the paper towel method....with a little twist. First collect the red seeds. Then, using either a razor blade or an x-acto knife, carefully cut the outer shell. Once you have the actually seed in hand fill a glass with semi-warm water. Let them soak for about ten to fifteen minutes. Then get a paper towel and moisten it with the same temperature of water. Place the seeds in the middle of the towel and fold it hamburger style. Put everything in a ziplock bag; flatten it, and leave it by a window for about three weeks. You can tell if the seeds have germinated once you see the ziplock bag rise. This keeps the moisture constant in the bag and will help keep the seeds warm. Good luck...let me know how it works out....See MoreCan I grow a new linden tree from a sucker?
Comments (3)The sucker can eventually form a tree. The thing that would concern me most, especially since you said it was near your house, is that the root system may be insufficient to support the tree as it grows larger. Most of the root system for the sucker will likely be only on the opposite side of the sucker from the original tree. The sucker may form a reliable root system as it grows larger, but it's less likely to do so than a normal seedling. If you do decide to grow the sucker, don't stake it unless you absolute have to for some reason. The sucker will need all the pushing and pulling the wind would normally give it to encourage strong root support. Another thing you might consider is the trouble you will have to go to (not being able to apply a chemical to kill the root system to keep it from suckering all over the place for some time to come, keeping all those suckers cut down, worrying about what will eventually happen as the tree grows larger, etc) relative to the payoff (not having to plant a replacement). Planting a replacement tree will allow you to more effectively deal with the old tree/stump, plant the tree in just the spot you want to, and choose whatever tree you would like. BTW, I'm not trying to talk you out of keeping the sucker...really. I'm just giving you the downsides for consideration....See MoreCan I plant small trees close to a S. Magnolia?
Comments (6)Up here I bet the both would grow there. In the woods there are plenty of Redbuds and Dogwoods growing within five feet of huge trees so I know they'll survive. For my yard I'd try to go at least 10 feet apart minimum just for personal preference. Eventually their crowns will touch and I feel the mix of white and pink flowers from dogwoods and redbuds will be attractive if they bloom at the same time. I had a white ash and dogwood about 15 feet apart. Really the shade of the big ash didn't affect the shape of the dogwood hardly at all. I had a silver maple and redbud maybe 20 feet apart, the redbud still has a lean away from where the maple was and didn't grow much in its shade....See More"Training" a magnolia tree's branch.
Comments (4)That's...very horizontal. :-) Yes, you might train that, but it's a well-developed limb at this point. Bending and convincing wood to move how you want it is most easily done in the whip stage when it's easy to train. This is likely to become damaged or break if you try to move it. I'd wait until spring, observe where the nearest vertical sprout is off that horizontal limb, and cut it off at that point. That horizontal sprout should become the new leader. The tree will have an interesting leftward jog in the leader in a year or so, but that's not a major problem. With a magnolia that small, the other option is to replace it. Trees whose leaders have broken are never really the same again. That's not going to be a huge issue in a smaller magnolia like I have--the Rutgers Jane--but will be a problem on larger magnolia trees....See Moreallergyvictim
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