Merrill Magnolia 16-24" Bare Root Live Plant with Fragrant White Flowers, Zones 4-9

Overview

The Merrill Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill') is a beautiful bare root live plant measuring 16-24 inches. Known for its fragrant white star-shaped flowers with yellow eyes, this deciduous magnolia adds elegance and seasonal interest to gardens. Its dark green foliage turns a striking coppery-bronze in the fall, complemented by showy pink fruit pods from early to mid-fall.

Key Features

• Fragrant white star-shaped flowers with yellow eyes bloom in mid-spring
• Deciduous dark green foliage that changes to coppery-bronze in autumn
• Attractive pink fruit pods appear from early to mid-fall
• Suitable for USDA hardiness zones 4 through 9
• Thrives in full sun to partial shade environments
• Requires moderate watering and well-drained, slightly acidic soil
• Upright, spreading growth habit
• Delivered as a bare root live plant

Growing Information

The Merrill Magnolia prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil and benefits from moderate watering. It grows best in full sun to partial shade, making it adaptable to various garden settings. Its upright and spreading habit allows it to fit well in landscape designs, providing seasonal interest with its flowers, foliage, and fruit pods.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.