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Magnolia Grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Trees · Evergreen

Magnolia Grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Barely needs pruning. A light tidy in late summer is plenty.

Year plan

January

February

Nothing to do.

March

April

Nothing to do.

May

Nothing to do.

June

Nothing to do.

July

Nothing to do.

AugustNow

September

Nothing to do.

October

Nothing to do.

November

Nothing to do.

December

Late summer, if needed

How to prune it

Pruning diagram for Magnolia Grandiflora 'Little Gem': red dashed lines mark where to cut
Red dashes = cut here.Remove dead or crossing branches back to a side branch. The inset shows cutting just outside the swollen branch collar.
  1. 1Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches.
  2. 2Cut back to a side branch or main stem.
  3. 3Do not top or prune heavily.

Cut back to a side branch.

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