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fixpix said:I have always wanted a Magnolia grandiflora.
But it's either too darn expensive... or too small... and well, they say they need protection when really young. PLUS they grow slowly...so year after year my garden fails to exhibit an M. grandiflora.

Really? I dug up a 6" (maybe) seedling from a friend's yard and transplanted it to mine in fall 2009. It's now 6ft tall, or almost. Now, I can't guarantee 100% that it's a grandiflora, but I can tell you that her yard used to be woods before the subdivision was built there in the 70s, and there are large native magnolias all over the place. Given that we're in GA, given the height of her trees and the size of the flowers, I'm assuming it's a grandiflora.