Alta Southern Magnolia - 3 Gallon Pot
$76.98
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$76.98
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$90.00
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Alta Southern Magnolia - 3 Gallon Pot
$76.98
Sale price
$76.98
Regular price
$90.00
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Description
Alta Dwarf Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'TMGH'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Tree
Height at Maturity: 20-30'
Width at Maturity: 6-8'
Spacing: 7-8' for solid hedge; 16'+ for space between between trees
Growth Habit / Form: Columnar to Pyramidal, Dense, Upright
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: Large, 10"
Flowering Period: Summer
Flower Type: Single
Fragrant Flowers: Yes - extremely fragrant!
Foliage Color: Dark Green, Copper-orange undersides
Fragrant Foliage: No
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 4.5 - 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer - more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect
Description
Sporting wonderfully fragrant white flowers measuring 10 inches across that fill the air with a fresh, lemony aroma, 'Alta' is a handsome Southern Magnolia with a more narrow, columnar and dense growth habit than its cousins. Growing 25 to 30 feet tall and only 8-10 feet wide at maturity, Alta makes a fine selection for privacy screen plantings or to frame tall homes where space is limited. Its dark green leaves with orange-bronze undersides are narrower than the species providing a unique and outstanding texture in the landscape.
Note: It's difficult, if not impossible, to provide information that relates to the mature size of the Alta Magnolia as no one anywhere seems to have a full-grown specimen. Here's what we do know: a height of 20 feet and width of 8 feet or so in 10 years can be expected.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in an upright columnar form 20 to 30 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide, the Alta Southern Magnolia is ideal for use as a focal point specimen, in groupings, or as an evergreen privacy screen planting or background. Also effective to frame the corners of tall homes or other buildings or as espalier; trained to grow against a wall. Can also be grown in containers though eventually might need to be transplanted to the landscape. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, white theme gardens, wildlife gardens, cut flower gardens, and cottage gardens.
Spacing: 7 to 8 feet apart for solid screens; 16 feet or more apart for space between trees
See: Privacy Screen Planting Tips & Instructions
Growing Preferences
Alta Southern Magnolia is very easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. It prefers a soil rich in organic matter and grows well in full sun or part shade. For best flowering and foliage density, we suggest 4 hours or more per day of direct sunlight or all-day filtered sun.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, prune, feed and water Southern Magnolia trees.
How To Plant & Care For Southern Magnolia Trees
Privacy Screen Design Planting Tips & Instructions
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