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Can/should I move magnolia
I have recently purchased a property and the previous owner has planted two evergreen magnolia trees against the wall of the house. Both trees are about eight feet tall and growing well but one of them is beginning to obscure a window. I am also worried about potential root damage to the foundations of the cottage which is 250 years old - I don't think the trees should have been planted so close to the house.
Should I remove the trees and if so can I successfully transplant them and if so when should I do it? Thanks Mike Collard |
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Can/should I move magnolia
On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:16:10 GMT, Snowsride
wrote: I have recently purchased a property and the previous owner has planted two evergreen magnolia trees against the wall of the house. Both trees are about eight feet tall and growing well but one of them is beginning to obscure a window. I am also worried about potential root damage to the foundations of the cottage which is 250 years old - I don't think the trees should have been planted so close to the house. Should I remove the trees and if so can I successfully transplant them and if so when should I do it? Thanks Mike Collard Evergreen magnolias are best grown on a warm wall in this country. In late summer they have large goblet-shaped flowers, creamy-white with a waxy texture and a delicious heavy lemony scent. Unfortunately they don't last long, especially if picked. The south wall of the north wing of Lanhydrock house in mid Cornwall (built circa 1600 AFAIK) is thickly clothed by several evergreen magnolias, going up two stories. While they've not been there as long as the north wing, they've certainly been there a long time, as the stems are thick and gnarled, and emerge from the soil hard against the wall of the house. The house itself seems to have come to no harm as a consequence. I'd leave your two well alone IIWY. Train the stems on wires around the windows, and enjoy the scent as it wafts in on sunny late-summer evenings. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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Thanks for the advice - will leave well alone. Mike Collard |
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"Chris wrote in message : The south wall of the north wing of Lanhydrock house in mid Cornwall (built circa 1600 AFAIK) is thickly clothed by several evergreen magnolias, going up two stories. While they've not been there as long as the north wing, they've certainly been there a long time, as the stems are thick and gnarled, and emerge from the soil hard against the wall of the house. The house itself seems to have come to no harm as a consequence. They seem to be planted hard against the walls of a number of NT properties so knowing their expertise in all things conservation I really can't see they can be a problem either wall or foundation wise. Snows Rise, that's a road I pass out Windlesham way on the way to Longacres GC. :-) -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars 343 data units completed. |
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"Chris wrote in message : The south wall of the north wing of Lanhydrock house in mid Cornwall (built circa 1600 AFAIK) is thickly clothed by several evergreen magnolias, going up two stories. While they've not been there as long as the north wing, they've certainly been there a long time, as the stems are thick and gnarled, and emerge from the soil hard against the wall of the house. The house itself seems to have come to no harm as a consequence. They seem to be planted hard against the walls of a number of NT properties so knowing their expertise in all things conservation I really can't see they can be a problem either wall or foundation wise. Snows Rise, that's a road I pass out Windlesham way on the way to Longacres GC. :-) -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars 343 data units completed. |
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