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Golden Gala Magnolia

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Golden Gala Magnolia (Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’) A stunning magnolia that produces cup-shaped yellow blooms that pale as they mature; small tree with an upright, pyramidal form; flowers stay in bloom for several weeks in spring, depending on the weather; an ideal landscape or garden accent

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Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
20 feet
Average Landscape Width:
15 feet
Growth Rate:
medium
Genus:
Magnolia
Cultivar:
Lois
Flower Color:
yellow
Flower Period:
in mid spring
Summer Foliage Color:
dark green
Fall Color:
copper
Minimum Light:
partial shade
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
moist
Maximum Moisture:
moist
Plant Form:
pyramidal
Canopy:
low
Pruning:
prune after flowering
Branching:
decurrent
Flower Bicolor:
butter
Flower Form:
cup
Flower Fragrance:
high

Ornamental Features

Golden Gala Magnolia is covered in stunning fragrant yellow cup-shaped flowers with buttery yellow overtones held atop the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The large pointy leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Golden Gala Magnolia is a deciduous tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Planting & Growing

Golden Gala Magnolia will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 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 requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. 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.

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