Magnolias
 

In these days of Advent want something unusual light, some kind of miracle. This is a miracle in your life can become a magnolia.
Few know that there are a number of magnolias, which can grow and bloom every year in central Russia in the open ground in the garden, without shelter or any special farming practices. First of all, I mean deciduous Magnolia Kobus, a native of Japan.
I am fond of magnolias, I have my own website-www.botsad.com. True, he Multi base years has not been updated, but there are photos and brief descriptions of some of the magnolias. I publish articles in journals on the subject, when there is time and energy.
Last 5 years I have been doing that autumn distribute free seeds of Magnolia Kobus in Moscow (I quote from Kiev), gardeners, specializing in the breeding of ornamental plants in the Moscow region and now thanks to this action are growing hundreds of plants of Magnolia Kobus.
Kobus in Moscow is the rather high 3-5 m deciduous tree. Its hard to buy in garden centers, as in Europe to throw another magnolia-X Soulangia, which is in the middle belt of Russia - not the tenant.
 So, as a pre-Christmas miracle suggest a gift for Multi base unit. seeds of Magnolia Kobus. As their couch, and how to care is, on the site.
Yes, germination requires certain skills, and it's a lottery, can climb, can not climb, but it's worth it. Blooming-to 9th year, T e when it will be quite a growing tree.
If there are willing to - you can assign a specific day and pass in the subway.

Wow! Cool!
Your site must be read.
Did you recently at Kiev spend the summer?

Yes, we are building a cottage there for 5 years.

Seriy, Hello! A seedlings (at least 1.2 summer) you can get?. Not free .:) "Honor your site now, what agricultural technician.
I have a few years ago wanted to buy, also from Ukraine, but has not happened.

When are you going to live there?
:)

Well so happened, we ran into repeated price hike of construction material and construction. I live and build slowly, a large area, wonderful climate, your pond with water lilies, neighbors' milk :-)

 Seeds of Magnolia Kobus not available in commercial network. More precisely, they are sold, but 100%not sprout because they require strictly defined conditions of storage from the moment of maturation, which provide commercial network can not.

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I myself have not engaged in the sale magnolias.
In Kiev, I can tell anyone to buy, in Moscow, no. As I said, in gardening centers magnolia others - mostly Magnolia stellata and its variety, beauty and well-Magnolia X Soulangia, which does not grow in the middle band, at least, I did not know, though, enthusiasts are - the forum where you can read. T e a usual way to order from Europe through the gardening company - small seedling - 40 cm-about 100 euros, a big-as your budget will allow. To bring everything they can! и кобус,конечно же.. Spring magnolias in Moscow sold on the market gardener - there are different varieties, again on the forum about the class this year, someone wrote. Prices are much lower than ordering a thousand rubles per seedling. In 2009, told me that they were magnolias in Leroy Merlin, but I have not had time to check.
But there is one thing but ... Magnolias from Europe, even Kobus, tend to freeze solid, sometimes under the root. These magnolias grow around the Fountain of Friendship of VDNH - periodically their demolition by the roots, then they grow.
Grown from seeds of Kiev is not destroyed by frost in Moscow is already zoned as if seedlings.

I sympathize, because he purchased the adjoining apartment renovation done with a year's break-judged because of the redevelopment was a big scandal, because a neighbor down (which live in the entrance to the building of the house itself, with a 58-year) she was working at City Hall and sends a commission to 8 people, but they are required to police even took with him, after the first meeting with me some were afraid to come. Had to decide everything very formally, emphasized in the rules, eye tracking was a lot.

  Therefore, interested. And in Kiev, I do not go, do not send mail seedling reliably and cumbersome. Who to buy in Moscow, do not know.
It remains to try to grow from seed itself .:) "So, with gratitude, ready to take advantage of your generosity .:)

Actually should be a very beautiful sight-flowering magnolias in our field quite unusual!

manna, recorded for you!
Cyril Syzransky, yes, it's an amazing sight - in Kiev, half the town goes to the beginning of May in the Botanical Garden to see the flowering magnolias.