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Como Gardens Magnolia
Magnolia ‘Como Gardens’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Como Gardens Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Como Gardens’
Deciduous magnolias earn their place in the late winter garden, when the bare framework carries large goblet flowers weeks before anything else has stirred. ‘Como Gardens’ is one of the named deciduous Magnolia selections grown in Australia for exactly that effect: an upright small tree that opens its blooms on leafless wood, then leafs out into a clean summer canopy. Because flowers appear before foliage, siting it against a dark backdrop of evergreens is what makes the display read.
Why Como Gardens Magnolia
Flowering on bare wood: The display is uninterrupted by foliage, which is why magnolias look so striking in late winter.
Upright habit: Grows to a modest tree size rather than sprawling, so it fits a suburban garden.
Bloom scale: Individual flowers are large and sculptural, held upright on the branch.
Clean summer canopy: Broad green leaves make a tidy shade canopy once flowering finishes.
Cool-climate reliability: Winter chill suits it, so it performs well in southern and elevated districts.
Ideal Applications
Front garden feature: A single tree carrying the whole garden through the last weeks of winter.
Against an evergreen backdrop: Planted in front of dark hedging so the flowers stand out.
Small courtyard tree: Modest ultimate size suits enclosed spaces.
Mixed woodland border: Sits well above hellebores, bulbs and other cool-climate underplanting.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): Not a screening plant; allow 3m if planted in a row
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Late autumn to winter while dormant
Soil & Drainage: Deep, humus-rich, slightly acidic and free draining. Magnolias have fleshy surface roots that resent both waterlogging and cultivation, so improve the whole bed before planting rather than digging around them later.
Establishment Care: Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers, as the shallow roots dry out quickly. Mulch generously with composted bark, avoid digging within the root zone, and shelter the tree from strong wind which shreds both flowers and leaves.
Plant Details
Height: 4 to 6m
Width: 2.5 to 4m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to light shade, sheltered from strong wind
Native to: Garden hybrid; the deciduous magnolias derive from east Asian species
Flower Colour: Pink to purple-pink, late winter into early spring
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







