Sometimes your magnolia tree may H20 issues — it's either getting too much or too little. Magnolias tend to thrive in hardiness zones 6 through 10 and can be invasive in some cases.

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need ...

This spring renewal of foliage is part of a magnolia’s natural growth pattern and should result in 5-10 per cent of leaves dropping. It is typically nothing to be concerned about, but if a much ...

Q: My magnolia tree is 3 years old and hasn't bloomed yet. It isn't full and glossy like other magnolias I have seen, either. A: There are several kinds of magnolias we can grow here, including the… ...

Raining sap is a problem. The trees have magnolia scale, large immobile insects that attach themselves to the bark, insert their mouthparts and suck the sap. Their sticky excretions drip.

Q: Our mature saucer magnolia (Magnolia soulangeana) tree is having a second bloom cycle. It has an abnormally high number of blooms covering the tree. It started at the top and is working down.

I noticed a wet appearance on a portion of my deck under a magnolia, and also a black growth on its leaves. The branches of the tree seem to have lumps on them. What is this, and what can I do to h… ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a Japanese magnolia tree that appears to have a problem. I first noticed a black deposit on the leaves and branches. Looking closely, I ...

My magnolia had a problem with magnolia scale last year. Will it come back, and should I take some action to protect my tree? The leaves were covered in a black mold late last summer. — Frank… ...

Liz and John Rayner are having their garden landscaped. Most plants have been removed. (Eek! Really?) But they have a large 50-year-old magnolia, beautifully full of buds, alas too big for the new ...

Few plants can be considered as quintessentially Southern as the magnolia. Their big, waxy, glossy leaves juxtaposed with heady, fragrant flowers are familiar sights to Southerners. They bloom in ...

It is perfectly normal for magnolia trees to lose leaves in spring, but foliage can drop for more alarming reasons – here's when to worry Drew Swainston Mon, April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC ...