{"product_id":"magnolia-campbelli-kews-surprise","title":"Kews Surprise Magnolia - Magnolia campbellii ‘Kews Surprise’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKews Surprise Magnolia - Magnolia campbellii ‘Kews Surprise’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the big one. \u003cem\u003eMagnolia campbellii\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Kews Surprise’ carries enormous cup and saucer flowers in deep rose pink, up to 25cm across, on completely bare branches in late winter, and it does it on a tree that will eventually stand as tall as a house. Grafted plants flower far younger than seedlings, but it remains a tree for someone prepared to give it room, shelter and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Kews Surprise Magnolia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: The blooms are among the largest of any hardy tree grown in Australia, and they open before any foliage appears.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBare Wood Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowering on leafless branches in August and September makes the display unmissable against a winter sky.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost Risk\u003c\/strong\u003e: Open blooms are ruined by a late frost or a hard wind, so shelter and an aspect that warms slowly matter more than anything else on the site.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUltimate Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a forest scale tree. Allow at least 8m clear in every direction and keep it away from house eaves and services.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in the Southern Highlands, the Blue Mountains, the Dandenongs, the Adelaide Hills and Tasmania, not in warm coastal gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstate and large garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature specimen in flower is the single event of the winter garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheltered lawn specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed against a dark evergreen backdrop, the pink flowers read at full strength.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool climate arboretum planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A collection tree for gardens with the space and the climate to do it justice.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown at the edge of high canopy where taller trees break wind and frost without shading it out.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a hedging plant, allow 8m clear around it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 12m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, humus rich, moisture retentive, acid to neutral and well drained; the fleshy roots resent both waterlogging and disturbance\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first three summers, since drought stress at this stage delays flowering for years. Mulch widely with leaf litter, never cultivate or dig over the root zone, and keep the trunk clear of mowers and whipper snippers as the bark is thin and damages easily.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m over time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun with shelter from wind and late frost\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivar of a species from the Himalaya and south-west China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep rose pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795377488158,"sku":"ND-1135-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/My8SwzuVJaBN-eHbiOt96_3A7c7P7F.jpg?v=1787314582","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/magnolia-campbelli-kews-surprise","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}