Height: 12 feet Spread: 8 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5b Other Names: Rosemarie Magnolia Description: A hybrid magnolia selected for its lovely rose-pink cup-shaped flowers with white insides, appearing in spring before the leaves; can be maintained as a large shrub or small tree, makes a fine specimen for small yards. Needs protection from strong winds. Ornamental Features Magnolia, Rose Marie is smothered in stunning fragrant rose cup-shaped flowers with white overtones held atop the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The large pointy leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall. Landscape Attributes Magnolia, Rose Marie is a deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics. Magnolia, Rose Marie is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Magnolia, Rose Marie will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. Special Attributes Magnolias are not toxic plants. They are also Deer Resistant to being eaten, but some deer like to use them as a back scratchers.
