Latest Prices and Planting Methods for White Magnolia Seeds

White magnolia, also known as white Burmese flower, Burmese osmanthus, white jade orchid, etc., is an evergreen tree of the genus Michelia in the magnolia family. It is often planted as a street tree. Its flowers can be used to extract essence or scent tea, and can also be processed into extract for medicinal use. It is cultivated extensively in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in China, and is mostly grown in pots in the provinces of the Yangtze River basin. Now let us take a look at the prices and planting methods for white magnolia seeds!

How much do white magnolia seeds cost?

White magnolia seeds generally cost 30 to 50 yuan per jin. In production, white magnolia is commonly propagated by layering and grafting, and is rarely propagated by seed. Its plant form is upright and branching, elegant and natural. In the south it can be cultivated in open courtyard gardens, while in the north potted plants can be used to decorate courtyards, halls and meeting rooms, and small to medium-sized plants can be placed in living rooms and studies. However, because it is afraid of smoke, it should be placed in a well-ventilated spot. Besides being enjoyed for both flowers and leaves, as an aromatic plant it can also serve both as a fragrance and as medicine.

Propagation methods for white magnolia

1. Seed propagation: White magnolia is sown at the end of September or the beginning of October. The seeds are soaked in wood ash water for 1 to 2 days, the waxy aril is rubbed off, and after washing clean with water they can be sown, sprouting in about 20 days. The seeds can also be washed clean, stratified in moist sand, refrigerated, and then sown.

2. Ordinary layering: This is best done in February to March. Cut halfway through the base of the branch to be layered, then cut upward a section, insert a piece of tile in the middle, gently press it into the soil and fix it in place, then heap soil on top. Once root buds emerge, it can be cut off and planted separately.

3. Air layering: Before the dog days, choose vigorous, disease-free young branches, make a slit at the lower part below a fork, cover with a bamboo tube or bottomless clay pot, fill it with potting soil, tie it tightly outside with fine string, and keep it moist. New roots can grow around May of the following year.

4. Approach grafting: This can be done throughout the growing season, mostly from April to July, and the best position is 70 cm above the ground. After binding, wrap it with a ball of mud and cover the outside with leaves to prevent rain from washing it away. After about 60 days it can be cut off.

5. Cut grafting: In mid to late September, choose well-developed branches as scions. The cut surfaces of the rootstock and scion should be tightly joined, bound with plastic film strips, smeared with mud, and the scion buried with soil, keeping the soil moist.

Planting methods for white magnolia

1. Soil: White magnolia prefers acidic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.3. It is best to use fertile, loose, well-drained potting soil, which can be prepared with 5 parts pine needle leaf mold, 2 parts coarse chaff ash, 2 parts coarse sand, and 1 part decomposed manure. Avoid fine sandy soil or heavy clay soil with poor air permeability.

2. Sunlight: White jade orchid is a sun-loving flower and needs ample sunlight. During the growing period it should be cared for in a sunny spot with long sunshine hours and strong light, especially during flowering. It should receive no less than 6 hours of light per day, but direct sunlight should be avoided in summer.

3. Temperature: White magnolia likes warmth and fears cold, so special attention should be paid to protecting it so it can overwinter safely. Generally, move it indoors in late October, place it in a sunny spot, and keep the room temperature at about 10°C; it should not go below 5°C.

4. Watering: White magnolia has fleshy roots. If the potting soil is too wet, the leaves will turn yellow and drop, and the roots may even rot and kill the plant; if too dry, the leaf tips will wither and the leaves will curl. It is a flower that fears both waterlogging and drought. When watering, the water temperature and soil temperature must be consistent; do not suddenly water with cold or hot water.

5. Fertilizing: White magnolia likes fertilizer. If fertilizer is insufficient, it will bloom less; if fertilizer is applied at the wrong time, branches and leaves will grow excessively and flowering will not be abundant. From February to March, before new buds sprout, apply decomposed cake fertilizer as a base fertilizer. During the flowering period, apply dilute human waste. Stop fertilizing half a month before moving it indoors for the winter.

6. Pruning: During the growth of white magnolia, the plant should be shaped and pruned by cutting off diseased, dead and excessively vigorous branches and removing some lower leaves, so as to suppress the plant's growth and promote more flower buds and blooming.

7. Pests and diseases: The pests and diseases of white magnolia include chlorosis, anthracnose, red spider mites, scale insects, etc. For anthracnose, a 500-fold dilution of 50% carbendazim wettable powder can be used. Once scale insects are found, they can be scraped off with a bamboo strip. Red spider mites can be controlled with a 1000-fold dilution of 20% tetradifon.