Edith Bogue Magnolia Tree

Looking for a flowering lawn specimen tree? They don't come much showier than the Edith Bogue Magnolia Tree (Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'). You'll love the foot-wide flowers that smell lemony-fresh for many weeks!

It features attractive bark and a well-balanced branch structure, so it looks nice all year long. Site your new tree carefully and selectively prune limbs as needed to create a "perfect fit" for your landscape.

In spring, you'll be thrilled to see creamy white petals fall open from the dramatically tall, prominent flower buds. The flowers start to unfurl, perfuming your landscape in late spring or early summer. Enjoy these tropical-looking flowers through early summer. The butterflies certainly will, dancing and flying over the tree to visit the blooms.

Float a bloom in a shallow bowl of water for a lovely cut flower arrangement. You might have to go shopping to find a bowl large enough! Use a few long, slender branches with their two-toned leaves intact to create seasonal wreaths for your front door. Each leaf is lustrous and dark green on the top, rusty-brown on the bottom.

Like other Magnolias, the leaves, branches, and even the fleshy roots smell like spiced vanilla. The large, elongated leaves are very attractive as well!

There is nothing as grand as a pyramidal Magnolia in the landscape. In areas with mild winters, the leaves may remain on the tree all year long. These broadleaf evergreen to semi-evergreen leaves behave as a deciduous tree in cold winters of USDA planting zones 6 to 9.

In the fall, you can feel great about doing your part to feed the local songbirds. The hungry birds look for the showy, red seeds and feast on them quickly.

Edith Bogue Magnolia is a beautiful tree and choosing it makes you look smart! Edith Bogue is a carefully cultivated, improved variety of Southern Magnolia that works beautifully, even in smaller gardens. This is a durable, cold-hardy variety that flourishes as far north as the Pacific Northwest.

How to Use Edith Bogue Magnolia in the Landscape

Oh, the joys of planting a Magnolia! Each tree can become a valuable living piece of art with careful attention to finding its "best side". Once you have the best angle facing the direction you want, go ahead and get it planted. You'll love observing this ornamental up close and personal!

Site a hammock stand underneath your Magnolia tree. Or plant yours around your seating areas or outside of a window you often keep open that way you will be able to breathe deep and savor that amazing scent!

Use one as a traffic-stopping specimen tree, or front lawn tree on a raised berm! Plant one 20 feet out from the corner of your house as an elegant anchor for your foundation planting. It will develop into a wonderfully showy accent.

Or use several and allow their lower branches to fill in and become a lovely flowering privacy hedge! These trees make spectacular "living green fences" as far north as St. Louis! With a deep root system, Edith Bogue can be used near your house.

For a solid screen, plant 8 to 10 feet apart on center. You'll measure from the center of one to the center of the next. The canopies will grow together and touch.

#ProPlantTips for Care

Magnolia trees appreciate full sun all day long. Enjoy the best flowering if you plant in a spot that receives at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day.

They do best in slightly acidic soils that drain quickly. It's best to apply a three-inch layer of pine straw or pine bark mulch. You'll increase the soil acidity naturally. Pull mulch away from your trunk and reapply regularly. We do recommend you include a packet of Nature Hills Root Booster, which provides life-long benefits to your tree.

When you get your new tree, unpack it and dunk the containerized tree into a big tub of water until the bubbles stop coming up. Once the soil is saturated, the fun can start. They won't like to be moved once they get their roots settled in your soil, so it's good to study your new tree in its container. Move it around, and turn it in a circle to see all sides. Live with it for a little while.

The trees will need a regular schedule of supplemental water if you don't get good rain. Consistent water to the root system is especially important when the plants are young.

Once they are established, older plants can tolerate a bit of occasional drought. However, we recommend that you protect your investment with a long, deep soak as needed.

Prune to remove broken limbs after the spring blooms are past. You can shape your tree at that time, but we recommend you take your time to create a pruning plan before you pick up the loppers.

Remove the lawn and mulch the planting bed with pine straw or pine bark. If you want to underplant your tree with shrubs or perennials, do it while the tree is young and just getting established. Mature Magnolias are a bit fussy about being disturbed.

Deer don't tend to prefer this tree. However, deer are curious and hungry, so it's a good idea to apply deer repellent to new trees. Reapply according to the directions on the label.

These gorgeous trees add so much class and style to your landscape design. Enjoy Edith Bogue Magnolia - but order quickly! This tree is hot and is in very high demand at Nature Hills.