As a companion to Matt Ritter’s article about the fragrant trees known as champaca (Magnolia champaca and it’s white-flowered hybrid, M. x alba), which were featured in the April 2012 issue of Pacific Horticulture, we offer the following short list of nurseries that occasionally offer these trees. Be sure to contact any nursery before visiting to confirm that there will be any available.
Note that some nurseries may still list Magnolia champaca as Michelia champaca, and Magnolia 5 alba as Michelia 5 alba.
Briggs Tree Company, Inc
1111 Poinsettia Ave
Vista, CA 92081
760/727-2727
Wholesale only, online catalog
Evergreen Nursery, LLC
837 4th Avenue
Avocado Heights, CA
626/216-5064
info@egnursery.com
Mail order, online catalog
Monrovia
Azuza, CA
Wholesale only, online catalog (ask your local retail nursery to order trees from Monrovia)
San Gabriel Nursery
632 South San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626/286-3782
Walk-in retail
Check also with your local botanical garden, as champaca is sometimes available through seasonal plant sales hosted by these institutions.
Please be sure to mention Pacific Horticulture when contacting any of these vendors.
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