Feeding - the best time to fertilize magnolias is in late winter or earliest spring. Use a 'rose type' fertilizer when feeding them. Magnolia Stellata - this one flowers first in our garden. It is commonly called the 'star magnolia'. There are several varieties, but the white and pink ones are best known.
Flowers are multi-petalled and have a mild fragrance.
Eventual growing height is about eight to ten feet with a width of twelve to sixteen feet. This is the one most often called the 'Tulip Tree'. The flowers on this one are about six inches across, or larger. There are several new varieties. Growing heights vary from twenty to twenty-five feet or more, with a similar width.