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Little Gem vs Teddy Bear magnolias
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:41 pm
Torn between planting one these two approximately 6-8ft off one corner of the house as part of new landscaping.
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Posted on 9/14/24 at 5:48 pm to tigNstick629
You will get intelligent replies on the home & garden board, if that’s what you want. Otherwise, you’re in the right place.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 6:08 pm to tigNstick629
That close to a house, off a corner, Little Gem, narrow canopy.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 7:18 pm to tigNstick629
The Teddy Bear is such a superior tree I’d find a way to plant it 10ft off the house
Posted on 9/14/24 at 8:30 pm to Daponch
I can push out the planting to 10ft and still make the beds look good and also do like the look of the leaves of the teddy bear. I am just not a huge fan of anything too conical or “Christmas tree” like in shape. I know magnolias tend to grow somewhat cone shaped when young but I am having trouble finding verified mature example of both.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 10:34 pm to tigNstick629
Little Gem Magnolia Named Louisiana Super Plant
Mature Little Gems are not conical-pyramidal in shape. Neighbor has one 25+ years old, I have one 8 years old, about 7 feet from house foundation.
Same neighbor also has what I think is a Teddy Bear Magnolia, based on height & shape, 25+ years old. Good looking tree, but definitely broad-wide at the base of the canopy and pyramidal in shape.
Mature Little Gems are not conical-pyramidal in shape. Neighbor has one 25+ years old, I have one 8 years old, about 7 feet from house foundation.
Same neighbor also has what I think is a Teddy Bear Magnolia, based on height & shape, 25+ years old. Good looking tree, but definitely broad-wide at the base of the canopy and pyramidal in shape.
Posted on 9/14/24 at 11:33 pm to tigNstick629
A magnolia may not be what you want. Even a seedling grows conical until very mature in landscapes. I would choose a little gem. It with grow fuller with less pruning than the teddy bear.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 9:01 am to tigNstick629
Either way, plant it as far away as you can.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 9:57 am to ItzMe1972
If I wanted to use one of these 2 as a screen from a neighbor which would work best?
Posted on 9/15/24 at 10:12 am to WeagleEagle
The Teddy Bear is a more full tree than the LG. The TB is also a smaller overall tree. I have both and have installed hundreds of each.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 1:54 pm to Daponch
I’ve grown thousands and thousands of magnolias. Haven’t grown teddy bear in years. It was a poor performer. I did like its foliage better. It just didn’t preform as well in the nursery.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 2:48 pm to tigNstick629
Not what you are asking but I recommend a Kay Parris magnolia for a corner near a house. We splurged and spent a lot on a 9 ft tall one and it has been awesome. Quick grower and allegedly doesn’t grow into foundation or plumbing. After 2 years I think it’s around 15-16 ft tall and about 10 ft wide.
Posted on 9/15/24 at 6:00 pm to WeagleEagle
The grower we use always has great material
Posted on 9/16/24 at 10:46 am to Daponch
That is a nice Teddy Bear specimen.
I actually have a Teddy Bear at my current house that has been in the ground approximately 15 years - this one is not near the house. Close to 20ft tall and is a good looking tree but very pyramidal.
I rode around some old established neighborhoods and notice more what appear to be Little Gems and prefer their more ovate to columnar growth habit.
I actually have a Teddy Bear at my current house that has been in the ground approximately 15 years - this one is not near the house. Close to 20ft tall and is a good looking tree but very pyramidal.
I rode around some old established neighborhoods and notice more what appear to be Little Gems and prefer their more ovate to columnar growth habit.
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:54 pm to tigNstick629
The Little Gems can be nice trees but they have a tendency to have “holes” in the growth habit. They require cutting back to keep full ( at least from the S La growers I purchase from). My LG’s got whacked by the power company tree trimming crew and they have responded to look better than ever
Posted on 9/16/24 at 7:57 pm to WeagleEagle
WeagleEagle can you send me the name of your nursery? I’d love to have another grower to source material from. Thanks! ( daponch@hotmail.com)
Posted on 9/20/24 at 1:54 pm to Daponch
Which one is the one where the limbs start super close to the ground, almost giving it more of a bush look?
I was thinking of getting a little gem soon but I prefer the more "tree" look where the limbs start up off the ground.
Just saw the one posted above, I'm not particularly a fan of that one where the limbs start near the ground.
Is the little gem what I'm looking for?
I was thinking of getting a little gem soon but I prefer the more "tree" look where the limbs start up off the ground.
Just saw the one posted above, I'm not particularly a fan of that one where the limbs start near the ground.
Is the little gem what I'm looking for?
This post was edited on 9/20/24 at 1:57 pm
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