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Slow-releasing, granular fertilizers
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Do magnolia trees need fertilizers?
Plants require nearly 20 nutrients, and knowing which ones are available to the magnolia tree in your garden allows you to objectively decide whether to fertilize or not. Several things can occur on magnolia trees that may indicate a lack of nutrients in the soil.
What kind of mulch do you put around Magnolia trees?
Benefits of Mulch. While sprinkling granular fertilizer under the Little Gem magnolia tree’s branches provides a nutritional boost for growth, using an organic mulch can prove nearly as effective. An acid-forming mulch–pine bark, shredded oak leaves, pine straw or coffee ground compost–decomposes to release nutrients into the soil.
What is the best soil for magnolia trees?
Test the pH of the soil. Magnolia trees prefer acidic soil with a pH between 5.0 and 6.0 and will suffer if the pH is higher than 6.0 as they are unable to take up the nutrients they need to thrive in alkaline soil.
What is the best fertilizer to use for newly planted trees?
Choose a fertilizer, such as 10-10-10 or 8-8-8, or one that has an even balance of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Newly planted trees need only a cup of fertilizer sprinkled around the perimeter of the planting hole in early spring, late spring and mid summer in the first year, two cups in the second year…