Blooms again

[Riley Smith]

Photographic proof of what the weather has been like this year so far. The Japanese magnolia is always the first and this year it got caught with its pants down so to speak. It doesn't happen very often but sometimes a freeze will kill the blooms ( all the brown on the tree). It always keeps some in waiting just in case that happens and they're now opening.

Blustery day here in Dixie after a rain in the early am. The March winds are signing in 

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[Brian N.]

We planted a Southern Magnolia here on the north shore of Long Island (NY). We are considered the very northern limit of where the tree can survive. I don't have a picture but the tree is magnificent, especially when in bloom. She does not shed leaves in the fall, and is a haven for birds all winter. We have had arborists and landscapers stop by just to see it. My son, who is a Forester for NYC (yes, New York city!) says that there are very few in the area that compare.

[Riley Smith]

I've got a gigantic magnolia and last year it had the most blooms on it at one time that I've ever seen. The blooms on it always start at the very top where the sun hits the most. That Japanese magnolia is about 50 years old, same as the other tree, but the Japanese grows very slowly. The other tree will make three of it. I made a quick look in Wikipedia and come to find out the magnolias are ancient trees growing all the way back to the Cretaceous. The big tree is easy to climb (even if you're 70!) and I've got a bunch of climbers (grandchildren) about ready for it. Maybe we'll all climb it when it warms up a little more