10. Neutering is easier on both surgeon and rat when done as young as possible, even at 4 weeks. Although a neuter can be done at any age, I don t like doing it on rats over 18 months of age because an elective surgery is more risky on an older rat.A neutered male may continue to be fertile for 3 weeks after the surgery.Neutering a male rat is a little more complicated than neutering a dog or cat.lthough a neuter can be done at any age, I don t like doing it on rats over 18 months of age because an elective surgery is more risky on an older rat. A neutered male may continue to be fertile for 3 weeks after the surgery. Neutering a male rat is a little more complicated than neutering a dog or cat.
Southern magnolias grow from 1 to 2 feet a year, reaching 60 to 80 feet tall with canopies spreading 30 to 50 feet wide. This is rated as a slow-to-medium rate of growth, but how fast a tree will grow varies with the cultivar and growing conditions.Southern magnolias are found on every major plantation of the old South and flank the club house at Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia.his is rated as a slow-to-medium rate of growth, but how fast a tree will grow varies with the cultivar and growing conditions. Southern magnolias are found on every major plantation of the old South and flank the club house at Augusta National golf course in Augusta, Georgia.
This magnolia is one of the best known species because it is very cold hardy (USDA Zones 4-8), widely adaptable and blooms when very small. Star Magnolia is a slow growing, broad spreading, small tree or large shrub, ultimately reaching 15 feet tall or more.Leaves may be 4-8 inches long and up to 3 inches wide. As a deciduous plant, the dark green leaves drop in fall, sometimes turning yellow before falling.hus, it was the first Magnolia to be planted widely as a street or shade tree and is now grown nearly worldwide wherever suitable climate and soils exist. Southern Magnolia has glossy, leathery, evergreen, oval-shaped leaves that are 5 to 8 inches or more long and half as wide.