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Description
This gem has all of the qualities of a southern magnolia just in a smaller more compact habit. The dark glossy green foliage, with its brown fuzzy underside, gives it a unique color and texture. Fragrant, large white blooms all summer make this a must in every space challenged garden. This magnolia is very versatile as a small tree limbed up, full to the ground, or trained as an espalier.
- Refined Graceful Columnar Form
- Excellent For Small Spaces And Side Yards
- Magnificient Terminally Borne Cup-Shape Flowers
- Remarkably Large Showy Flowers
- Attractive Large Lustrous Dark Green Leaves With Rust Colored Undersides
- Unique And Interesting Contrast In Form And Texture
- Attracts Birds, Specifically Songbirds
- Fragrant Flowers
- Beneficial To Pollinators
Specifications
Bloom Time
Summer
Growth Rate
Slow
Type
Evergreen
Type
Evergreen
Genus
Magnolia
Species
Grandiflora
Cultivar
Little Gem'
Common Name
Southern Magnolia
Hardiness Zone Min
Zone 7
Hardiness Zone Max
Zone 9
Growth Height Min
15 ft.
Growth Height Max
20 ft.
Growth Width Min
8 ft.
Growth Width Max
10 ft.
Spacing
10 ft.
Growth Habit
Dense, Multi-Stemmed, Pyramidal, Upright
Growth Rate
Slow
Soil Moisture
Medium
Soil Acidity
Acidic, Neutral
Landscape Use
Barrier, Buffer Stip, Coastal Gardens, Cottage Gardens, Espalier, Firescaping, Flowering Tree, Focal, Formal Gardens, Golf Course, Lawn Tree, Median Strips, Parking Lots, Parkways, Screening, Specimen, Woodland Gardens
Maintenance
Low
Exposure
Full to Filtered
Animal Resistance
Deer
Tolerance
Acidic Soils, Moderate Alkaline Soils, Moderate Maritime Salt, Slight Shade, Wet Conditions
Flower Color
Cream, Ivory
Season of Interest
Year-Round
Bloom Time
Summer
Fruit
Follicles (Cone-Like)
Edible
No
Regulated
No
Brand Name
Portfolio
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