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Two magnolia questions Chris Nelson 09-21-2008
Posted by Chris Nelson on September 21, 2008, 5:13 pm
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The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia (Magnolia L.) (Magnolia L.) tree in
the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree. It
was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
shade mix early in the summer. The grass came in well but then died.
We had a fairly wet summer and I didn't fertilize after the starter
fertilizer so I don't think I "burned" it. I checked the pH and it's
nearly neutral. Is there something about magnolias (Magnolia L.) (Magnolia L.) that would keep
the grass from growing well?

Also, there's one branch that's a bit low and I'd like to prune it.
Should I do that in the fall or the spring?

Posted by John McGaw on September 21, 2008, 5:56 pm
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Chris Nelson wrote:
> The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia (Magnolia L.) (Magnolia L.) tree in
> the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree. It
> was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
> shade mix early in the summer. The grass came in well but then died.
> We had a fairly wet summer and I didn't fertilize after the starter
> fertilizer so I don't think I "burned" it. I checked the pH and it's
> nearly neutral. Is there something about magnolias (Magnolia L.) (Magnolia L.) that would keep
> the grass from growing well?
>
> Also, there's one branch that's a bit low and I'd like to prune it.
> Should I do that in the fall or the spring?

Magnolia grandiflora (which is what I think of when I read the name) or one
of the other several dozen varieties?

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

Posted by Chris Nelson on September 21, 2008, 10:16 pm
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> Chris Nelson wrote:
> > The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia tree in
> > the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree. It
> > was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
> > shade mix early in the summer. The grass came in well but then died.
> > We had a fairly wet summer and I didn't fertilize after the starter
> > fertilizer so I don't think I "burned" it. I checked the pH and it's
> > nearly neutral. Is there something about magnolias that would keep
> > the grass from growing well?
>
> > Also, there's one branch that's a bit low and I'd like to prune it.
> > Should I do that in the fall or the spring?
>
> Magnolia grandiflora (which is what I think of when I read the name) or one
> of the other several dozen varieties?

Damifino. It has pink and white flowers.

Posted by David E. Ross on September 21, 2008, 8:38 pm
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On 9/21/2008 2:13 PM, Chris Nelson wrote:
> The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia tree in
> the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree. It
> was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
> shade mix early in the summer. The grass came in well but then died.
> We had a fairly wet summer and I didn't fertilize after the starter
> fertilizer so I don't think I "burned" it. I checked the pH and it's
> nearly neutral. Is there something about magnolias that would keep
> the grass from growing well?
>
> Also, there's one branch that's a bit low and I'd like to prune it.
> Should I do that in the fall or the spring?

Where are you? That is, what is your climate?

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>

Posted by Chris Nelson on September 21, 2008, 10:16 pm
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> On 9/21/2008 2:13 PM, Chris Nelson wrote:
>
> > The house I moved into this spring has a beautiful magnolia tree in
> > the back yard but there is essentially no grass under the tree. It
> > was a little sunken and I filled with top soil and reseeded with a
> > shade mix early in the summer. The grass came in well but then died.
> > We had a fairly wet summer and I didn't fertilize after the starter
> > fertilizer so I don't think I "burned" it. I checked the pH and it's
> > nearly neutral. Is there something about magnolias that would keep
> > the grass from growing well?
>
> > Also, there's one branch that's a bit low and I'd like to prune it.
> > Should I do that in the fall or the spring?
>
> Where are you? That is, what is your climate?

North of Albany, N.Y.

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