Caerhays Estate - Magnolias

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"The gardens are lovely, even though not in full bloom at the moment. We had a lovely cream tea in the tea rooms. Thank you to Jaimie the Head Gardener to managed to spare 10 minutes of his time to talk to us old biddies about the gardens. What a charming man. "
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MAGNOLIAS

“No group of trees and shrubs is more favourably known or more highly appreciated in gardens than magnolias and no group produces larger or more abundant blossoms” stated the great Chinese plant explorer, Ernest Wilson soon after the turn of the 19^th Century.

Magnolia was named by the Swedish botanist Carl Linneaus in 1737 in honour of the French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638-1715). The plant which Magnol had described is that we now know as Magnolia virginiana an evergreen American species which despite its name was already growing in Europe by the mid eighteenth century. More..........

Charles Williams has written many articles and given many lectures over the years on the subject of Magnolias, click on the links below to see his most recent

Yellow Magnolias

How To Care for Magnolias

Caerhays National Magnolia Collection

Below are a selection of some of the beautiful magnolias connected with Caerhays Estate and the Williams family.Many of these can be purchased from our nursery division Burncoose Nursery by clicking on the BUY NOW link below each picture.

'Caerhays Surprise' buy now	Magnolia 'Elizabeth' buy now	'Caerhays Belle' buy now
Campbellii 'Alba' (Caerhays) buy now	Magnolia 'Gold Star' buy now	Magnolia 'Heaven Scent' buy now
Magnolia 'Daphne' buy now	Magnolia 'Serene' buy now	Magnolia 'Iolanthe' buy now
Magnolia 'J C Williams' buy now	Magnolia 'Athene' buy now	Magnolia 'Leonard Messel' buy now
Magnolia 'Atlas' buy now	Magnolia 'David Clulow' buy now	Magnolia 'Cylindrica' buy now