Little Gem Magnolia on Fast Growing Trees Nursery

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Size:	2 Gallon

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Planting Mix for Little Gem Magnolia - 2qt. Bag:

Little Gem Magnolia Planting Mix

Helps your Little Gem Magnolia get established in a fraction of the time, become more drought tolerant, and grow faster. Here's how:

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Beneficial Bacteria... It's like a Probiotic for your tree... creating an explosion of fine hair roots that vastly improves nutrient and water uptake.

Course Organic Compost... loosens and improves all types of soils while promoting proper pH levels. You get better drainage and moisture retention.

Microbial Fertilizers... including Sea Kelp, Yucca, and 100 other elements proven to gently feed your tree without burning the roots.

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Aptly named, the Little Gem has all the wonderful qualities you'd expect from a hardy magnolia and more.

Its ornate flowers--large (8 inches wide), white and creamy-- last longer than any of its cousins. The Little Gem Magnolia is such an early bloomer, it will spend half the year showing off its impressive flowers with a sweet, enchanting fragrance that will delight.

A tough customer, the species is near winter-proof and will actually exhibit growth during the cold season in some southern locations. When planting space is limited, this magnolia is the perfect choice as its narrowly columned form requires much less room than all other variations.

The foliage delivers a nice contrast to the seemingly ever-present flowers. Dark, glossy green leaves with a bronze-like underside will complement the scenery of many locations.

Although nicknamed the dwarf, and considered by some a shrub, Little Gems stack up pretty well, at times reaching heights of more than 20 feet in just seven years.

With little care of no more than adequate moisture and the occasional plant food, the tree will provide excellent screening, framing accents and other versatile uses limited only by the imagination.

It's no wonder the Little Gem is the most commonly grown of all magnolias.

Growing Zones: 5-9

Mature Height:	15-20 ft.
Mature Width:	8-10 ft.
Sunlight:	Full - Partial
Soil Conditions:	Adaptable
Drought Tolerance:	Great
Botanical Name:	Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Does not ship to:	AZ

This plant grows in zones: 5-9 (shaded area above)

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Your Little Gem Magnolia can be planted any time of year!

We try to avoid plants being in transit over the weekend, this is why we ship all orders at the beggining of the week. You will receive a tracking email from FedEx when your order has been shipped.

Most products are shipped throughout the year unless specified as “Spring” or “Fall” Delivery. On rare occasions, we will delay shipping if we see severe weather forecasts for your area or ours or if we encounter other unusual issues. If you do have a delayed item, we would be happy to send your other items sooner at your request.

If you would like to postpone or reschedule your ship date, just call us and we can send your plants out at a more convenient time for you.

If you are sending plants as a gift or need them quicker than normal, we encourage you to place your order by phone at 888-504-2001.

Sorry cannot ship to AZ.

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It's Easy to Plant your Little Gem Magnolia
Step 1 - Dig Your Hole Select a site with full to partial sun and moist or well drained soil for your Little Gem Magnolia. If you're planting a hedge, mark out a visual guide by placing stakes five to six feet apart and looping string around them. Plant the trees where the stakes are and they'll grow together to make a dense privacy screen. First, dig each hole so that it is just shallower than the root ball and at least twice the width. Then loosen the soil in the planting hole so the roots can easily break through. Use your shovel or try dragging the points of a pitch fork along the sides and bottom of the hole.

Step 2 - Place Your Tree Next, separate the roots of your Little Gem Magnolia gently with your fingers and position them downward in the hole. The top of the root flare, where the roots end and the trunk begins, should be about an inch above the surrounding soil. Then make sure the tree is exactly vertical in the hole. To make it just right, use a level.
Step 3 - Backfill Your Hole As you backfill the hole, apply water to remove air pockets. Remove debris like stones and grass and completely break up any dirt clumps. Water your Little Gem Magnolia again after the transplant is complete. To help retain some of that moisture, it's recommended that you place mulch around each tree to a depth of 2"-3" up to but not touching the trunk. Organic mulches such as wood chips or pine needles also help to better soil structure as they decompose.

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Most useful customer reviews (Little Gem Magnolia Reviews):

By: J Write

The trees have not grown much in 4 months but have produced flowers. Unfortunatey the flowers start to turn brown before they are even fully open.

By: Virginia Browning

tree looks good....can't wait for blooms

By: Rachel

I've had mine for about 4 years. It has only grown about 6 inches, 4 feet high now. It has beautiful leaves and a lot of blooms. But, it doesn't look as nice and full at the one advertised here on line. I've even ferterlized it.

By: Guy

Great tree. Fast growing and blooms about 8 months of the year in eastern NC. Very important to mulch it's own leaves as they drop though and feed them back to the tree. Heavy watering the first year is critical for root development and growth. Fertilizer twice a year for magnolia trees helps a lot, I used the tree "spikes" to make it easier for me.

By: Mike

Great tree once I learned to use 10-10-10 every two weeks! Grew leaves like crazy and increased in size. This was after a poor winter in which it was damaged. Repeated second and third years and tree is rapidly growly; though, at the expense of flowers.

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