Magnolia Susan

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(Magnolia Susan) is a hybrid of flowering plants from the genus Magnolia (Magnolia) of the Magnoliaceae family (Magnoliaceae). The hybrid was obtained from Magnolia liliiflora "Nigra" × Magnolia stellata "Rosea" in 1955-1956. At the US National Arboretum in Washington DC, botanist William F. Kosar and Dr. Francis de Vos. The variety went on sale in 1968. Included in the group ‘The Little Girl series’: ‘Ann’, ‘Betty’, ‘Jane’, ‘Judy’, ‘Pinkie’, ‘Randy’, ‘Ricki’. Plants in this series bloom 2-4 weeks later than (M. stellata) and (M. x soulangiana), which reduces the risk of flower damage from late spring frosts. The hybrid was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society (AGM) Award in 1993.

It is a deciduous vertically growing shrub or small tree 2.5-4 (6) m in height and width. Grows slowly. The crown is pyramidal when young, becoming rounded and dense later. The roots are fleshy, sensitive, located deep and on the surface. The bark is grey, smooth. Lives up to 50 years.

Leaves obovate or elliptical, 6-10 (15) cm long and 3-5 cm wide, dark green. Leaves turn yellowish-bronze in autumn.

The flowers are goblet or shaped, fragrant, growing vertically. Petals 6 in number, reach 9.5-12 cm in length and 3.5-4.5 cm in width, part of the petals is bent inward, purple at the base on the outside, the tips are lighter, violet-red to gray-purple. It blooms during the blooming of the leaves, for a long time, from the end of April to June.

The fruits are cone-shaped combined leaflets. Fruits in September.

Frost resistance zone: 6a (-25°C).

Location: the best place for landing is a sunny place, covered from the north and east winds. Relatively shade-tolerant. Moisture-loving, easily tolerates waterlogging. Demanding on air humidity. Needs watering during dry periods. It is recommended to mulch the trunk circle with peat, peat compost or wood chips 8-12 cm thick.

The soil: prefers acidic or neutral soil.

Landing: soil mixture - leaf humus, peat, sand in a ratio of 3:2:2. At the bottom of the pit, it is necessary to put drainage from crushed stone or coarse sand 15-20 cm thick. Transplantation should be carried out with caution, since thick and fleshy roots can be damaged very easily. It is recommended to buy plants with a closed root system and plant them in an open area in the spring.

Care: young plants for the winter require shelter with spruce branches or non-woven material, the stems are wrapped with burlap.

Reproduction: propagated by seeds, grafting and cuttings. Seeds after collection must be immediately sown in the ground or stratified in a cool room in the sand. Before sowing, it is recommended to grind the seeds with sand to remove the fleshy shell and rinse in water. Sowing is carried out in March-April in pick boxes, which are placed in a room with a temperature of + 15 + 18 ° C. After the appearance of 3 leaves, the seedlings dive into the beds. When propagated by seed, it blooms for the first time at 15 years.

Pests: Common spider mite (Tetranychus urticae), Transparent mite (Hemitarsonemus latus), field slug (Deroceras agrestis and Limax maximus), flail snail nemoralis (Cepaea nemoralis), grape snail (Helix pomatia), greenhouse striped aphid (Aulacorthum circumflexum or Neomyzus circumflexum) , Peach aphid (Myzus persicae), Rose thrips (Thrips fuscipennis, Haliday), Garden cutworm (Mamestra oleracea), Ivy scale insect (Aspidiotus hederae), Seaside mealybug (Pseudococcus maritimus), Eastern May beetle (Melolontha hippocastani), Western May beetle (M. melolontha).

Diseases: Bacterial leaf spot (Pseudomonas syringae), Plant rot (Pythium ultimum, Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia solani), powdery mildew(Erysiphe magnifica), Shoot death (Botrytis cinerea, Botryospheria sp.), Scab (Elsinoe magnoliae), Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea), Black fungus, (Cladosporium sp.)

Application: It is used in single landings on the lawn, as well as in group plantings to create alleys, in urban gardening. It can also be used to create tall informal hedges.

Magnolia refers to flowering plants, which began its existence in the era of dinosaurs. It is not surprising that the heat-loving culture has taken root in the Moscow region and Belarus. Living at a time when there were no bees yet, it was pollinated with the help of bugs. Magnolia has not lost this ability even now.

Description of magnolia

Different types of magnolia grow in the form of a bush or tree. Some have brown bark, others are ashy with a gray tint. Outwardly, it is scaly, smooth or furrowed. In height, the tree can reach up to 20 meters, although there are also undersized representatives with a height of 5 meters. Elliptical leaves grow on the branches. Nearby are large buds and flowers, reaching a diameter of 35 cm. The colors of the inflorescence are white, red, lilac or purple.

Cone-shaped fruits, consisting of a large number of leaflets. When they open, black seeds hang from the threads.

magnolia siebold

Siebold presents one of 200 varieties of magnolia. It usually grows as a shrub, but is also found as a deciduous tree. The leaves reach a length of 15 cm, and the diameter of the cups of flowers is 10 cm. The flowering period falls on the month of June. The variety is very frost-resistant, can withstand negative temperature up to 36 degrees.

However, if the plant is only biennial, it cannot be left for the winter without shelter. Even with a height of 1.5 meters, the tops of the shoots can be damaged in the spring. While a three-year-old culture, even with a growth of 1 meter, tolerates a harsh winter well.

magnolia susan

Susan also belongs to one of the varieties of magnolia and can grow as a shrub or tree from 2.5 to 6 meters high. In youth, the crown of the tree has a pyramidal shape, however, in the process of growth, it changes and becomes round and dense. The life of the plant is 50 years. The casting is the same size as the Siebold. Flowers grow vertically upwards. Outwardly, they have a bakal form. Along the perimeter there are 6 petals 12 cm long. Flowering begins at the end of April and continues until June.

Before planting a magnolia, you need to check the root system of the seedlings, which should not be damaged. The landing site is selected taking into account:

• The site must be protected from through winds.
• Magnolia cannot grow in calcareous soil. If the soil is exactly like this on the site, then peat must be added to it.
• The soil when planting should not be sandy and should not be waterlogged.

The optimal place for planting magnolia is considered to be a sunny, but sometimes shaded area, with fertile black soil.

The best planting date is October. At this time, the growth of seedlings stops, because they begin a period of hibernation. In mid-autumn, frosts had not yet begun, but the heat subsided.

It is possible to plant a plant in the spring, but it is risky. Spring frosts can cause irreparable harm to a young seedling. It is better to plant magnolia in the fall, without risk and the guarantee of survival will be high.

Landing is carried out in the following order:

• A hole is dug, which exceeds the root system of the seedling by 3 times.
• The soil is checked, if it is dense, then sand is introduced into it.
• A young plant is inserted into the hole and covered with pre-prepared soil.
• It is important not to deepen the neck of the root, but to plant it 2 cm above ground level.
• The soil around the seedling is trampled down and watered.
• As soon as the soil absorbs water, the last step in planting is to mulch the black soil with peat and sand.

Growing magnolia from seeds

Planting seeds is best done in the fall., after harvest, because they are very poorly stored. Seeds are pre-treated. Their surface is very hard. In order to better germination, the side walls are undermined with a file or sandpaper. You can just pierce with a needle.

Given that the surface of the seeds is oily, they should be washed in soapy water and rinsed in clean water. Planting seeds is carried out in boxes, deepening them into the ground by 3 cm. The soil must contain a universal substrate. Then, until spring, containers with seeds are lowered into the basement. In March, they are taken out and placed on the windowsill. So that the soil does not dry out, occasionally water it. In a year, the seedlings will grow by 50 cm, and only after that they are planted in open ground.

Growing by cuttings and taps

Cuttings are cut at the end of June so that 3 leaves remain on top. From below, they are treated with a solution that stimulates the growth of the root system. Then they land in a mixture consisting of sand and peat. The container is covered and placed in a warm place. The temperature in the enclosed space should be maintained at 19-22 degrees. After 8 weeks, roots begin to appear. Landing in open ground is carried out only after a year.

Magnolia can be grown by layering. Branches located near the ground are dug in in the spring and in these places they take root. After a couple of years, they are separated from the mother bush, and the young plant begins to exist.

Magnolia in care is not a very demanding plant, but some attention demands for itself:

Magnolia is a plant that can decorate any garden plot. It's pretty easy to take care of. but it takes patience because the culture develops slowly. However, if you follow the right care for her, in a couple of years she will please her long wait with her flowering.

Charming magnolia hybrid Susan belongs to the group of late hybrids, the flowering of the plant begins in early May and lasts until June. Vibrant lavender-pink flowers appear on graceful branches before the leaves open.

The diameter of one flower can reach 12 cm, but it is worth buying Susan hybrid magnolia not only because of the beauty of the flowers, but also for the inexpressible fragrance that spreads around the tree in spring. The aroma of magnolia is so bright and strong that the tree is full of extraordinary charm.

Magnolia Susan: Growing Basics

You can order an amazing Susan magnolia in our store, but first you need to figure out what kind of care a spectacular tree will require:

1. Lighting - equally well grows in partial shade and in the sun.
2. Wind protection - seedlings should be planted away from windy places.
3. The soil is light, fertile, permeable. To maintain moisture, the soil is best mulched with the bark of coniferous trees.

The frost resistance of the plant is high, without shelter, magnolia can endure maintenance at a temperature of -30C.

Magnolia Susan in a garden landscape

A slender tree looks great in the garden at any time of the year: in winter, branches of the tree create an exquisite pattern against the sky, in spring, bright numerous flowers give magnolia charm. They use culture to create group and single compositions, magnolias planted in long alleys look especially impressive. The tree is suitable for creating hedges.

Often, gardeners call magnolia the most aristocratic tree, and this is not in vain. Seeing a magnolia with its beautiful leaves, large and fragrant flowers, you are unlikely to confuse it with another plant. Currently, there are more than 100 varieties of magnolia trees and shrubs.

Magnolias are bushes and trees from 2 meters high. The foliage is elliptical or obovate in shape. Large bisexual flowers reach a diameter of 20-25 cm, usually placed one at a time at the very edge of the shoot. The color can be anything - white, pink, cream, purple, yellow, purple - it all depends on the variety you choose. From the flowers comes a pleasant delicate aroma.

It is customary to divide magnolias into two types: evergreen and deciduous.

evergreens grow in warmer areas where the temperature difference in winter is less significant.

In the middle lane, open field, grown as a rule deciduous varieties of magnolia .

Mostly early flowering varieties: Kobus (lat. Kobus), Magnolia Lebner (lat. Magnolia loebneri) - hybrid m agnolia W starry (lat. Magnolia stellata) and Kobus., Sulange magnolia (lat. Soulangiana) they begin to wake up at the end of March (when the air temperature begins to stay at +10 degrees). Then the first buds appear (mid-April). When temperature regime exceeds 15-25 degrees, magnolias will begin to bloom abundantly, which will amaze you with its beauty and aroma.

In mid-May, the following flowers begin to bloom varieties: Watson (lat. Watson), Wilson (lat. Wilson), Siebold (lat. Sieboldii) and Ash (lat. Ashei). The flowers of these varieties of magnolia bloom one at a time, which significantly prolongs the flowering process, unlike blooming in early spring.

The duration of flowering cannot be determined exactly, because each species has its own biological characteristics, age. Changing factors include climatic conditions and care.

Magnolia varieties for the Moscow region

Many varieties are quite hardy, so they can be grown without much difficulty in the Moscow region following our recommendations.

The most persistent varieties - Kobus (lat. Kobus), Lebner (lat. Loebneri kache).

Relatively persistent varieties - Wilson (lat. Wilson), Siebold (lat. Sieboldii) and Ash (lat. Ashei).

Even in severe frost, only some buds freeze slightly in these varieties, which does not harm the entire tree as a whole. The longer the magnolia is in central Russia, the higher its winter hardiness, a couple of years after planting the magnolia, shelter for the winter is no longer required.

Do not worry if in the first years after planting the plant blooms for only 7-12 days, while the flowers are very rare - this is the norm for a plant that is still adapting to the climatic zone of the Moscow region. It will take another couple of years, and your magnolia will please the eye with its flowering for 30 days!

Choice of time and place of landing

Disembarkation time

If you bought magnolia in a container or pot, you can repot it from mid-March to the end of September. The method of planting a plant from a pot (container) is most preferable, because. it is planted with a small amount of soil to which it is accustomed. In this case, the adaptation of the plant is much faster.

Place to land

Before planting a plant, you need to study the microclimate of the garden or area where you are going to plant magnolia. Lighting plays a huge role in the successful cultivation of magnolias. As you know, these plants are quite thermophilic, but young plants cannot stand the scorching sun at noon: the result of "overheating" can be light yellow leaves.

If you plant a magnolia in a less sunny place, then the level of green pigment increases. That is why, the plant should be planted in the shade of another tree. In the image above, a magnolia tree was planted in the floor of the shade of pines, a good solution, the pines will not only give the floor a shadow, but also slightly acidify the soil with their fallen needles.

As far as air pollution is concerned, the varieties Kobus (lat. Kobus) and Magnolia Soulange (lat. Soulangiana) do an excellent job with a large percentage of emissions from enterprises and car exhaust.

General landing rules

Magnolia should be planted in light and slightly moist soil.

The composition of the soil should include sod land, peat and compost in a ratio of 2: 1: 1, respectively.

In order not to spoil the root system, you should dig a hole three times the size of the roots. Do not compact the ground from above, so as not to harm the roots.

The soil under the seedling must be covered with coniferous bark - this technique will help maintain the water balance in the soil.

To prevent the roots from drying out when planting, be sure to buy seedlings in special containers.

Care and preparation for winter

Magnolia is a very rare plant in central Russia and many will tell you that it is impossible to grow it, and if it does, it will cause a lot of trouble. - Do not believe!

If you have chosen the right places for planting a plant and planted it in the “right” soil, then the first flowers will appear on it very quickly.

Magnolia should not be transplanted from one place to another.

Soil loosening

Watering

if the summer turned out to be very dry, do not forget about watering the bush. It should be watered once every 2-3 days (about 2 buckets of soft water with a low level of lime in the composition). Do not overdo it - if a swamp has formed around the tree, you should stop watering until the soil is completely dry.

top dressing

during the period of leaf growth, magnolia is fertilized with a mineral complex, but not earlier than two years after planting, this will allow the leaves to grow much faster and fight the weather.

The composition of the fertilizer per 10 liters of water: 15 gr urea (urea) + 20 gr ammonium nitrate+1 kg of mullein. Fertilizer consumption for one medium-sized tree is 30 liters.

You can use ready-made fertilizers, such as Agrecool or "Kemira - Universal"(applied according to the instructions).

The last top dressing is done at the beginning of the second half of summer (July 15), because very soon the plant goes into calm mode and begins to prepare for winter.

pruning

the plant does not need to cut off excess branches. Dried branches should be removed at the end of flowering.

If the plant has branches that cross inside the crown, it is best to remove them immediately to improve the decorative effect and accelerate the growth of neighboring branches.

Preparing for winter

within 2-3 years after planting, be sure to cover the roots of the plant with straw, coniferous branches or sawdust with peat. In the first 2-3 years, the trunk should be wrapped with agro-cloth up to the first or second tier of skeletal branches, as in the image below.

It will also not be superfluous to cover the tree from the cold winter winds with the same agricultural fabric, wrapping its plant around and securing it with thread, wire or an ordinary stapler, this method shown in the bottom photo.

Pests

these plants are not afraid of insects and other pests, so there are no “special secrets” for protecting trees.

For residents of the Moscow region and nearby regions, magnolia is a very rare plant. And all because, due to unreliable rumors, we consider her very thermophilic and vulnerable.

In fact, magnolia is one of the most beautiful plants with excellent endurance, including temperature extremes. middle lane Russia.

Now, having learned about the main features of planting and care and having read our guide to action, you can safely experiment in growing magnolia in the Moscow region.

Useful information

Buy magnolia in the Moscow region you can in nurseries: medra.ru, landscape-industry.ru

Garden tool, magnolia planting equipment

Shovel Fiskars series Solid;
- Gardena gloves for working with soil;
- secateurs Samurai KS,
- garden watering can OBI.