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Originally Posted by Timothy Murphy
Incidentally, the expert at the centre said it was a myth
that magnolia couldn't stand lime.
He said it would grow more or less anywhere in this region,
admittedly fairly acid as there is granite underneath.
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My father has a couple of very ordinary deciduous magnolias growing at his house on the North Downs, planted by a previous owner. The ground comprises perhaps 8 inches of soil on top of solid chalk. They are chlorotic (leaves rather yellow), and usually flower rather sparsely, if they don't get frosted first. But they clearly survive, as it is more than 25 years since he bought the house.