Affordable luxury Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Yellow Bird’

Welcome spring into your garden with this magnificent Magnolia! These bareroot plants will provide focal points to a spring border or plant them into patio containers alongside spring bulbs. 

This unusual yellow Magnolia tree is large and conical in shape, producing lemon-yellow, goblet-shaped flowers in late spring, just as the leaves emerge. The foliage is dark green in colour and contrasts well with the flowers, fading to yellowy brown in autumn. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Yellow Bird’ will tolerate sun and part shade if grown in a neutral to acidic soil in a sheltered position. Height: 5m (16′). Spread: 3m (10′).

Culinary note: The young flowers, once separated, can be pickled and then used either on their own as a treat or in salads. This magnificent Magnolia is large and conical in shape, producing lemon-yellow, goblet-shaped flowers in late spring, just as the leaves emerge. The foliage is dark green in colour and contrasts well with the flowers, fading to yellowy brown in autumn. Plant magnolias in a sunny or semi shaded position with protection from cold winds and hard spring frosts. Magnolias prefer a rich, moist, well drained, acid to neutral soil. Incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost to improve the soil prior to planting, mixing it thoroughly and deeply. Magnolia plants establish quicker when their roots are shaded. Following planting, apply a mulch of rotted bark chips, manure or garden compost, taking care not to mound it around the stem of the plant.
When growing magnolia in a patio container use a blend of ericaceous compost mixed with John Innes No. 3.

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