2007-10-22 05:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Look here:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0603/magnolia_prune.asp
2007-10-22 05:06:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's really best not to cut a magnolia at all.
If you have to because it is blocking access or light then you should prune in the height of summer so the tree has time to repair the cuts before winter sets in.
2007-10-23 03:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by Gardengirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you want to?.... like duffer stated, it's best to NOT prune a magnolia.... they are very slow to heal and those open wounds then, are an invite to pests and diseases....
if it's too big, that's a darned shame..consult with a TRAINED arborist (not a tree-trimmer!!!) for help in dealing with THAT.................... if you want to 'limb it up' so you can walk under the lower branches, dont!... the low branches should be left to drag the ground so that you don't have to rake daily, those danged falling leaves and buds and flowerstuffs.....
established, huh?... are you saying it was just 'let go' to do it's own thing and now you want to 'adjust'it somehow?... tough to do without harm to the tree....if it's a basic, oldie type magnolia, southern or not....
now, if it's a spring flowering saucer magnolia, like this one,
http://radio.weblogs.com/0129978/images/sweetmagnolia.jpg
the 'after flowering' post is right on....
2007-10-22 14:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ideally magnolia trees should not be pruned.
2007-10-22 13:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by Duffer 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Immediately after flowering. If you do it too late in the year you will cutting off the following seasons flower buds.
2007-10-22 13:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by CLAIRE G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋