Magnolia from Junker's Nursery

MAGNOLIA

The majority of the deciduous Magnolias listed here are grafted plants of the more recent hybrids. These have been bred (particularly in America and New Zealand) for large flowers, reliability of flowering and most importantly, to flower from a young age. This is enhanced because they are grafted.

Thus it is no longer necessary to wait over 25 years for your Magnolia to flower; indeed some of these have flowered on the nursery. It is possible that once planted, they will grow strongly for a season or two and not flower as result. However, they have the capability to flower and will do so profusely as soon as they settle down to their new site!

Magnolias are totally cold hardy and foliage blackened by a late frost will soon sprout again in an incredibly resilient manner. However, the flowers can be spoilt by frost. Thus, in colder areas choose the later flowering varieties. I would suggest that the M. campbellii forms are best considered only in Cornwall and favoured Western locations.

Traditionally considered to have a preference for acid soil, we have concluded that the structure of the soil is more important than the pH. They hate to dry out in the summer. This condition alone will damage them more than anything else.

Please note: In many cases, large plants are offered here, some of which have already flowered.

	MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Koban Dori' Smaller growing form, of upright graceful habit. Small upright poised canary yellow cupped blooms open as growth commences in the spring. £32.00
	MAGNOLIA 'Advance' (M. 'Burgundy' x M. 'Vulcan') It would be difficult to have more purple genes than this new cultivar! The large goblet shaped blooms of good firm texture are held upright and are of clean, clear lilac shades. The inner tepal surfaces are a contrasting white. 5m Not available this season
	MAGNOLIA 'Ambrosia' (M. brooklynensis 'Eva Maria' x M. brooklynensis '#143') This most unusual selection originated in the hands on David Clulow in Surrey, having multi-coloured cup-shaped blooms of barium yellow shaded with chartreuse green, centrally striped and stippled throughout with purple. These are produced freely from an early age. It forms a tree of vigorous, pyramidal habit to 7m. Not available this season
	MAGNOLIA 'Anticipation' A superb hybrid from M. cylindrica. In mid-April huge white flowers 10-12 inches across appear in abundance, even after severe winters. From £32.00
	MAGNOLIA Apollo (M. campbellii mollicomata 'Lanarth' x M. liliiflora 'Nigra') From the same breeder as the renowned 'Iolanthe'. Deep rose-pink buds open to enormous rosy red bowl-like flowers (up to 25cm across). Richly fragrant. It forms an open spreading small tree to 6m. Specimens available Spring 2009
NEW	MAGNOLIA 'Archangel' (M. sprengeri ‘Diva’ x M. x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’) This superb Phil Savage selection displays huge, heavy textured, white flowers. From £32.00
NEW	MAGNOLIA 'Asian Artistry' (M. denudata x M. sprengeri 'Diva') The abundant large pink flowers, with 9-12 tepals, open out flat to up to 30cm across. They are pearly white inside whilst stained deep purple-red at the base of the tepals. These gorgeous blooms inherit the gloriously intoxicating fragrance of 'Diva'. Hardy and fast growing, potentially making an imposing large tree. Flowers later in the spring than most other Gresham hybrids. From £32.00
	MAGNOLIA 'Athene' (M. 'Mark Jury' x M. x soulangeana 'Lennei Alba') Another Jury hybrid. The large cup and saucer shaped flowers are white-rimmed, shading in to rosy purple with an ivory white cup to give a bicolour effect. Richly fragrant, they appear in mid-spring. Upright and vase shaped when young, it matures into a rounded small tree of 6-8m. Specimens available Spring 2009
	MAGNOLIA 'Atlas' (M. 'Mark Jury' x M. x soulangeana 'Lennei') The huge cup shaped blooms (up to 35cm across) are lilac pink with a creamy white interior. Fragrant. Upright when young becoming more rounded with age. 6m. Not available this season
NEW	MAGNOLIA 'Aurora' (M. ‘Starwars’ x M. sargentiana var. robusta) A superb recent selection from Blumhardt in New Zealand, the gorgeous flowers are similar in shape to those of ‘Starwars’, but in a delightful clear pink. It forms a tidy tree of upright habit; expect 4m x 1.5m in 10 years. Specimens available Spring 2009
	MAGNOLIA 'Big Dude' (M. sprengeri 'Diva' x M. x soulangeana 'Picture') Although completely unrelated, it is reminiscent of M. sargentiana var. robusta, with an upright but spreading growth habit and very large nodding flowers, up to 35cm across, with 9-12 tepals which are fragrant and rose pink outside, white within. from £32.00