Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - Little Gem Bull Bay

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

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Michael Dirr Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Michael Dirr

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

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Common Names:
Little Gem Bull Bay
Little Gem Southern Magnolia

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Sun/Water Requirements:

Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Dry to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 6 to Zone 10

Growth:
	Range: Grows from 15' to 30'. Dirr says: "definitely the smallest of the commercial forms; wants to grow as a large dense shrub rather than with a central leader."

Flowers:
	Color(s): White Season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall Dirr says: "smaller: 3 to 4" diameter, 6" when fully open, but borne at a young age and continually, production slacks in summer heat, through October - November in Zone 7 and 8"

Foliage:
	Broadleaf Evergreen Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer. Dirr says: "leaves are small (4") with a bronzy brown pubescence below"

Fruit:
	Color: Red Season(s): Early Fall

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as an ornamental plant. Can be used as a specimen plant. Can be used as a hedge plant. Can be used as a grouping plant. Dirr says: "makes a good medium-sized screen or hedge plant; one of the best for smaller properties."

Other:
	Is Heat Tolerant

Other Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' References & Articles:

Little Gem Magnolia - A Little Magnolia Tree with a Big Impact for Your Georgia Garden.
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Magnolia Questions and Answers
Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, can attain heights of 60 to 80 feet at ... The most compact cultivar available is 'Little Gem'. ... The fruit of the magnolia looks like a cone.

Good Hedges Make Good Neighbors
Imagine how beautiful a mixed row of spruce, pines, and hollies would look or, on a smaller scale, juniper, arborvitae, and the dwarf southern magnolia 'Little Gem'.

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' is hardy in these areas:

Alameda, CA	Alamo, CA	American Canyon, CA
Angwin, CA	Antioch, CA	Artesia, CA
Avalon, CA	Azusa, CA	Baldwin Park, CA
Baltimore, MD	Bayside, NY	Bell Gardens, CA
Bell, CA	Bellflower, CA	Beverly Hills, CA
Bronx, NY	Brooklyn, NY	Brownsville, TX
Canton, MI	Cerritos, CA	Chino Hills, CA
Chino, CA	City Of industry, CA	Claremont, CA
College Point, NY	Corona, CA	Corona, NY
Danville, CA	Detroit, MI	East Elmhurst, NY
Ecorse, MI	Elmhurst, NY	Essex, CA
Fawnskin, CA	Ferndale, MI	Florence, SC
Flushing, NY	Fontana, CA	Forest Falls, CA
Forest Hills, NY	Fort Eustis, VA	Fountain Valley, CA
Fresh Meadows, NY	Glen Burnie, MD	Glendora, CA
Granada Hills, CA	Guasti, CA	Gwynn Oak, MD
Hacienda Heights, CA	Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI
Hawthorne, CA	Hermosa Beach, CA	Hialeah, FL
Hollywood, FL	Hunt Valley, MD	Huntington Park, CA
Irvine, CA	Jackson Heights, NY	La Puente, CA
Leasburg, NC	Lexington, NC	Liberty, NC
Linwood, NC	Little Neck, NY	Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA	Ludlow, CA	Macomb, MI
Marysville, MI	Maspeth, NY	Memphis, MI
Mercedes, TX	Middle Village, NY	Mission Hills, CA
Mission, TX	Modesto, CA	Moreno Valley, CA
Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI	New Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MI	New York, NY	Newport News, VA
North Hills, CA	North Street, MI	Northridge, CA
Norwalk, CA	Oakland Gardens, NY	Olmito, TX
Pacoima, CA	Palmdale, CA	Pearblossom, CA
Penitas, TX	Pharr, TX	Phelan, CA
Philadelphia, PA	Pikesville, MD	Pinon Hills, CA
Port Isabel, TX

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