(syn. Magnolia doltsopa) Silver Cloud
The evergreen tree we used to call Michelia doltsopa is now named Magnolia doltsopa, however still sold under the old name in many nurseries. One of the better flowering trees, it is fast growing, easy to prune and offered in a number of varieties by wholesale growers.
It is the smaller growing cultivars such as the popular ‘Silver Cloud’ that are popular with landscapers. This variety is earlier flowering than the species, good clean white flowers that appear over a number of months from mid winter through to summer.
Used widely as fast growing evergreen hedging plan, Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ is a popular cultivar as it will flower at a much younger age than the species and has a generally better form and flowers. Large white flowers are a feature, well suited as a tall screen.
A tall growing relative of the magnolia Michelia doltsopa are used as a tall screen or as a specimen tree that wil reach a height of 8 – 10m depending on conditions. Covered in masses of perfumed white flowers from spring to summer.
Landscaping Uses
This is not a tree for small gardens and should be planted away from pathways and similar as the root system is large and easily interfere with structures.
How To Grow Michelia doltsopa – Basic Care
Michalia Doltsopa can be pruned back heavily if required. In general little pruning and care is required, however trees that have the head pruned will tend to form a rounder shape that those left to their own devices.
Provide a cool root run and a humus rich well drained soil. Available from Wholesale Nurseries as Tube Stock to potted and Advanced specimens
- Sunny position.
- Well drained humus rich soil.
- Frost tolerant.
- Will need extra water through the first few summers.
- Easy to prune.
Suppliers Include
email ask@plantmark.com.au
One of Australia's largest wholesale trade nurseries. Over 30,000 species available, tubestock to advanced trees, an almost unlimited choice of plants.
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Offering a variety of sun hardy Australian natives and exotic trees, shrubs, groundcover's and perennials from semi advanced through to super advanced and semi-mature stock.
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