Claudia Wannamaker Southern Magnolia - 7 Gallon Pot (4-5')

Claudia Wannamaker Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 'Claudia Wannamaker' Plant Details USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-9b Find Your Zone Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Tree Height at Maturity: 30-40' Width at Maturity: 20-25' Suggested Spacing: 12-15' feet apart for solid screens; 27' or more apart for space between trees Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Upright, Pyramidal Flower Color: White Flower Size: Large, 7-8" Flowering Period: Early Summer Flower Type: Single Fragrant Flowers: Yes - extremely fragrant! Foliage Color: Dark Green, Copper-Orange undersides Fragrant Foliage: No Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun Water Needs: Average, Low when established Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist Soil pH: 4.5 - 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid) Maintenance / Care: Low Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds Resistances: Deer - more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Wet Feet Description A major improvement on the native Southern Magnolia, 'Claudia Wannamaker' has proven to be one of the best a most reliable varieties over the years. As with her smaller cousins 'Little Gem' Magnolia and 'Teddy Bear' Magnolia, Claudia starts producing her large, cup-shaped, fragrant and pristine-white blooms at a very young age, and the smaller, "brown-backed' wavy leaves are a very deep green with copper-orange undersides. All grown up you can expect Claudia to grow to about 40 feet tall and 20 to 25 feet wide with a dense, pyramidal form that makes her a perfect choice for evergreen privacy screen plantings. Her foliage is excellent year round! Landscape & Garden Uses Growing 30 to 40 feet tall and 20 to 25 feet wide, Claudia Wannamaker Magnolia is ideal for use in evergreen privacy screen plantings, as a focal point specimen, to frame in the corners of tall homes or other structures, or as espalier (trained to grow against a wall) on tall, open walls. A fine addition to fragrance, bird and wildlife gardens, cut flower gardens and cottage gardens. Suggested Spacing: 12 to 15 feet apart for solid privacy screens; 27 feet or more apart for space between trees See: Privacy Screen Planting Tips & Instructions Growing Preferences Claudia Wannamaker Magnolia is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil or average or better fertility and full sun or part shade. At least 4 hours of direct sunlight or all-day filtered sun is suggested. A rich, moist, well-drained, acid soil is preferred. Tolerates wet feet and is heat tolerant. Helpful Articles Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, prune, feed and water Southern Magnolia trees. How To Plant & Care For Southern Magnolia Trees Privacy Screen Design Planting Tips & Instructions Plant Long & Prosper! Meet The Wilson Brothers & Staff Questions? Contact Us