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Conrad
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:38 pm Posts: 429 Location: NE Ireland
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Magnolia officinalis var. biloba
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:56 am |
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Nick Macer
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:42 pm Posts: 1284 Location: Gloucestershire, UK
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Ali K
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:51 am Posts: 32 Location: South East Essex, England
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ChrisB
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:17 pm Posts: 146 Location: Swindon, SW England
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:27 pm |
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Nick Macer
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:42 pm Posts: 1284 Location: Gloucestershire, UK
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If someone can tell me how to post images I'll put up a few shots of said beast.
PS Nice batch of tripetala awaiting your perusal Chris.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:52 pm |
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Jose Almandoz
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:18 pm Posts: 166 Location: Aia, Basque Country, N. Spain
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For adding 'tropical touch', nothing better than Magnolia macrophylla
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:58 pm |
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Nick Macer
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:42 pm Posts: 1284 Location: Gloucestershire, UK
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How about M. macrophylla subsp. dealbata Copihue?
I'd still say M. officinalis var. biloba has a most unusual and 'tropical' look if grown well, which is quite different and far more unusual than M. macrophylla. It actually looks primitive, in the same way as Cycads or Araucaria, which of course has an element of truth in it. I don't know how far back Magnolias go, but they are beetle pollinated, as flies and bees hadn't even evolved at that time.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:05 pm |
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Jose Almandoz
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:18 pm Posts: 166 Location: Aia, Basque Country, N. Spain
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Hi Nick,
You are very right about those... BTW I just checked your webpage: what an interesting plant choice you offer. Congratulations. Wish I could have a nursery like yours closer!
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:42 pm |
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David Matzdorf
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:06 pm Posts: 5321 Location: Islington, London UK
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Nick Macer
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:42 pm Posts: 1284 Location: Gloucestershire, UK
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Thanks Jose. I do my best.
David - I think I'll wait until one of you nice folks sorts out the simpler photo posting option. Don't think I can be dealing with yet another process!
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:19 pm |
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Conrad
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:38 pm Posts: 429 Location: NE Ireland
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:21 pm |
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David Matzdorf
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:16 pm |
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ChrisB
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:17 pm Posts: 146 Location: Swindon, SW England
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[img]http://donchesnut.com/travels/geology/gly576c.jpg
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For those that don't grow any, here's a pic from Google images. This is M. macrophylla.
Here's another
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:32 pm |
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Conrad
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:38 pm Posts: 429 Location: NE Ireland
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That is really something Chris.
How large can I expect the leaves to get on my Magnolia officinalis var. biloba?
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Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:35 pm |
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ChrisB
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:17 pm Posts: 146 Location: Swindon, SW England
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They're a slightly different shape but I reckon about 2/3 the size. Here's another image from Google
M. rostrata is another fine one in a similar vein but the leaves turn through a series of pinky purples as they emerge.
All of these fine plants are available from some bloke called NickPGP........when he's not globetrotting
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