Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra' Formal red or yellow crab apples

red or yellow crab apples in autumn as the leaves turn to bright yellow

Excellent as a multi-stem specimen planted where the details of its bark and catkins can be appreciated

will eventually form a very large tree

sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch

unlike so many of its cousins

Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra' Formal red or yellow crab applesDeciduous. A compact magnolia ideal for smaller spaces. Flowering is later than for most magnolias, with the first flush appearing with the emerging leaves in May or June when danger of night frost has passed. Flowers are narrow and fluted in bud, deep purple outside, opening to reveal creamy white stained purple insides. The shrub continues to flower intermittently through the summer. Best in a fairly light, permeable soil, ideally slightly acidic.