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Saucer magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana), known as highly productive bloomers and moderate growers, have flowers resembling a goblet with petals that open into a.

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 Prune up to 1/3 of a magnolia bush each season all the way back to the ground to encourage new growth from the base of the plant. Try to remove even amounts of branches from all around the bush to keep the bush even and the branches properly spaced.

Train into the proper shape during the first few years of the bush’s growth.Before pruning, disinfect your shears with rubbing alcohol and opt for a day when the weather is dry, as these will help prevent your magnolia from getting infected with a disease. As you 90%.Pruning the magnolias however was not going to give a good outcome for the homeowners, the view or the tree. When a magnolia is pruned it loses its naturally rounded shape. Where the stems are cut the plant sends up vertical growth.

This strong new growth would quickly block out the view with dense bushlopping.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.When to Prune a Magnolia A magnolia can and should be pruned under three different circumstances: When the tree is planted, weak limbs and those that hinder the shape of the tree should be removed, and overly long branches should be shortened to establish a good shape to the tree as it begins growing.

On evergreen varieties, remove some of the lower branches to establish good Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.Saucer magnolia or pink tulip tree (Magnolia x soulangeana) has multiple stems and gets about 25 feet tall and wide in Zones It's best to decide how many trunks you want to keep when this tree is young, and shape is so the trunks and branches don’t cross each other.

Its pretty flowers appear in spring, so time any pruning to happen after the blooms have bushlopping.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.When the air temperature dips below 70℉, check the moisture level of the soil by hand. If the soil is dry, water your saucer magnolia deeply for 20 to 30 minutes.

The tree needs 2 to 3 gallons of water for every inch of its trunk bushlopping.bar: Jeffrey Douglas.

It grows symmetrically so little pruning is needed to shape it.

 Prune to shape the saucer magnolia tree when it’s young, because older magnolias don’t heal pruning wounds as well. Prune the saucer magnolia’s most aggressively-growing branches back after the flowers finish blooming. Remove any low-hanging branches if the magnolia is growing near a high-traffic area.

Protect your young saucer magnolia tree’s flowers and buds from spring frosts by.