I have a large magnolia tree in my front yard and looks like its gradually dying?

Question

It's been flowering beautifully up untill 3 years ago, when suddenely some of its branches became dry.

Do magnolia trees grow old and die?

Answer 1

Assuming it is VERY large it is probably very old and may be dying.

Answer 2

yes they can....they can also get diseased and bugs can also do damage to them...look for a tree dr in your area..see if they can help you save it

Answer 3

It's the drought, I had a beautiful 10 year old tree and each year of the drought it got more limb die back and it died.

Give it a dose of Seasol (tonic) don't fertilize may kill it and water deeply at least each week and see if it revives in spring.  Magnolia's usually have a long life and Don Burke had a massive deciduous one on his show some years ago in NZ which would have been at least 12 m tall. Obviously they love a moist cool climate.

Answer 4

yes all trees grow old and eventually die,but the only thing you can do is water it or give it some kind of fertilizer.

Answer 5

I sprayed a tea oil all over my magnolia 3 years ago and it came back to life. The symptoms before I sprayed were branch and foliage death and small drips coming down. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

If it is a beautiful specimen, I would call an Arborist to come and look at it. They would be able to tell you if it can be saved and how to save it. If it needs pruning, they would be able to prune it properly and take the dead and diseased branches out.

Answer 7

It's definitely dying due to the drought.

Kimberley C had a good answer, but I note she is not on any more.