Magnolia 'Butterflies' (Magnolia Tree)
Common Name: Yellow Magnolia
Latin Name: Magnolia 'Butterflies'
Soil: moist soil, clay soil, neutral-acid
Position: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.
Hardiness: Fully hardy, frost hardy down to -15°C
Flowering Period: Spring
Flowering Colour:Yellow
Eventual Height/Spread: 4m(14ft) / 3m(10ft)
Special features: The best of two Magnolias combined; this Hybrid has large, yellow fragrant flowers in the spring.
Magnolia 'Butterflies' can be ether a small multi-stemmed shrub or a small tree with an upright central leader. Tulip-like, yellow fragrant flowers (4-5 inches across) bloom in late winter to early spring and appear before the leaves. This Yellow Magnolia is ideal for a smaller garden situation due to its smaller maximum height in comparison to other magnolias. Place near a seating area in the garden to fully enjoy the fragrance from these beautiful flowers.
This Magnolia tree is supplied root balled in a 10 litre container. The total height from the ground is approximately 0.8m-1m.
Magnolia 'Butterflies' - Flower
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All of our Magnolia trees are grown to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase. (Example of our 10 and 15 litre Magnolias can be seen to the left. Please note that sizes may vary slightly depending on the time of year.)
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B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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