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Merrill Loebner Magnolia

Tagged as: Magnolia, Intermediate Sized Trees, Recommended Magnolias for the Home Landscape

Botanical Name: Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'
Common Name: Merrill Loebner Magnolia

Updated 10/2012

 

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Height: 20-15'  Spread: 15-20'  Habit/Form: Upright, pyramidal  Growth Rate:Medium Zone: 4-8

Cultural Requirements: Grows best in full sun to part shade. Preferring a moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil high in organic matter.

Ornamental Characteristics: White, 15-petaled flowers are fragrant in late April. Dark green foliage is clean throughout the season; silvery gray bark.

Uses in the Landscape: Blooming on average a week or two after Saucer Magnolia provides an advantage to avoid late winter frost. Makes a superb specimen plant, near an entryway, in a sheltered courtyard, or shrub border.

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