Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree — photo: Josep Renalias Lohen11, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree — photo: Josep Renalias Lohen11, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trees & Screening

Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree

Zones 7a–9bLive Plant
$11.00
$16.00
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'Little Gem' brings full-size fragrant magnolia flowers to a compact tree that fits a courtyard and blooms from spring into fall.
Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree

Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Quantity
Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree — photo: Josep Renalias Lohen11, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trees & Screening

Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree

$16.00 $11.00
Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree — photo: Josep Renalias Lohen11, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Trees & Screening

Southern Magnolia 'Little Gem' Tree

$16.00 $11.00
Pot Size: 6" Starter Pot
Description

'Little Gem' is a dwarf Southern magnolia with the same glossy dark leaves and bronze felted undersides as the full-size species, on a narrow frame that suits small yards, screens, and spots near a house. It starts flowering young and produces large, lemon-scented white blooms repeatedly from late spring through fall. Evergreen and dense to the ground, it also works planted in a row as a privacy hedge. Shipped in a 6" Starter Pot, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.

Specifications
  • Mature size: 20-25 ft tall, 8-12 ft wide
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Hardiness USDA 7-9
  • Pet safety: Non-toxic to cats and dogs
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Full sun to part shade
  • Water: Regular while establishing; moderate once settled
  • Soil: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil rich in compost.
  • Feeding: Feed in early spring with an acid-forming or balanced slow-release fertilizer.
Growing Zone

Hardy in zones 7a–9b. Outside that range it can still be grown in a container and overwintered indoors.

Full colour is zones 7a–9b, where this plant is hardy in the ground. Lower 48 shown — that's where we ship. 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, via the PRISM Climate Group.

Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
20-25 ft tall, 8-12 ft wide

How much light does it need?
Full sun to part shade

Is it safe for pets?
Non-toxic to cats and dogs

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.

Shipping & Returns

Ships to all 48 contiguous states from our farm in Lineville, Alabama.

What it costs

Based on your order total: $12.95 under $35 · $16.95 to $75 · $21.95 to $125 · free over $125.

Ship days

Mondays and Tuesdays only — see below.

Getting it ready

1–3 business days to pot up, water back and pack.

Where we can't go

Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, and outside the United States.

Why we only ship Mondays and Tuesdays

A plant in a dark box is on a clock. Shipping early in the week means it reaches you before the weekend instead of sitting in a warehouse from Friday to Monday. It costs us a day or two of lead time and saves a lot of plants.

Practically: an order placed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or over the weekend goes out the following Monday. We'd rather tell you that now than let you find it in a tracking number.

How long it takes once it leaves

Typical ground transit from Lineville, Alabama after the ship day. Estimates, not guarantees — weather and carrier backlogs happen.

  • 1–2 days Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky
  • 2–3 days The rest of the Southeast and Midwest, Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast
  • 3–5 days The Plains, the Mountain West and the West Coast

Tracking is emailed the moment your box is scanned.

If something arrives unhappy

A little leaf drop or travel stress is normal and usually sorts itself out within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives genuinely damaged, email support@wadegreens.com within 48 hours of delivery with a photo of the plant and the box, and we'll make it right.

Plant Traits

The facts that decide whether it takes root, in the order that matters.

Sunlight

Full Sun (6+ hrs)

Six or more hours of direct sun. With less it stretches toward the light and flowering thins out.

Water

Low

Water to establish, then only through a real dry spell. Too much water kills these faster than too little.

Mature Size

Over 20 ft

Where it settles once established. Plan the spacing for this, not for the size it arrives at.

Foliage

Evergreen

Holds working leaves year round, replacing them gradually rather than all at once. Structure through winter.

Works As

Hedge & Privacy Screen · Shade Tree

Traits

  • Low MaintenanceNo routine pruning, staking, deadheading or feeding to stay presentable. Not the same as no water in the first season.
  • FragrantVolatile oils released by warmth. Scent peaks in afternoon heat or at dusk depending on which pollinator the flower is built for.
  • Native to the SoutheastEvolved in this region's heat, humidity and rainfall pattern, alongside the insects that feed on it. Less input from you, more value to the wildlife around it.
  • EvergreenLeaves stay on and working through winter, replaced gradually instead of all at once. Year-round structure, and a windbreak where you need one.

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