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Last spring I purchased and planted a Magnolia x soulangiana in bloom. After the flowers faded and fell off the leaves came out. This year, I did not get flowers, but have leaves. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
Plants: 1 | From: Stockton, CA | Registered: Apr 2006
| Seeded: 166.107.78.251
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Leaves are a good thing! It means it is not dead! The Saucer Magnolia can be very sensitive to changes. I was probably very well fertilized by the growers. This is a trick that they do to sell plants. The only problem is that a lot of the time the plants become almost dependent on the fert. Try ferting the plant with a good balanced fert, in the area of 20-20-20. The good thing about these trees is that they are not just limited to a spring bloom, they may have periodic blooming through the year.
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It means it is not dead! The Saucer Magnolia can be very sensitive to changes. I was probably very well fertilized by the growers. This is a trick that they do to sell plants. The only problem is that a lot of the time the plants become almost dependent on the fert. Try ferting the plant with a good balanced fert, in the area of 20-20-20. The good thing about these trees is that they are not just limited to a spring bloom, they may have periodic blooming through the year.
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