It's peak season for Magnolia trees around town, and they are spectacular! Yesterday, riding downtown I saw at least six Magnolia out in full bloom. Enjoy.
This is the largest one I pass, just a couple of blocks away. Seeing it up close and personal always takes my breath away.
The blooms on this tree, which I think would be considered a Southern Magnolia, are huge and luxurious!
One of the other six trees I saw yesterday.
Our own Magnolia here at home looks pretty small and scrawny in comparison. Mind you, it has suffered from pruning by our resident rabbit too often.
I believe this is what's known as a Star Magnolia, with much smaller petals on the blooms, but still very pretty. Hope you enjoyed these. And hope you're enjoying this time of year, which here at least, has finally turned warm!
Gorgeous! Everything is greening up so rapidly now with these warm temperatures.
ReplyDeleteThe magnolias in bloom here are nothing in comparison to these blooms! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat magnolia absolutely dwarfs the house. It is quite amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is huge and beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning blooms, we do not have Magnolias here.
ReplyDeleteWow! I didn't realize they would survive so far north! Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see these magnolia.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
'Pruning'!!! I must check mine out.
ReplyDeleteAren't they beautiful! I don't like the mess they leave but still lovely to see.
ReplyDeleteYours are pretty too!
Awesome! I can’t say that I see anything similar hereabouts.
ReplyDeleteYour star flowers are delicate, dainty, and still so beautiful.A friend of mine called it " The Tulip Tree". What a grand display for maybe the start of your spring.
ReplyDeleteWe had a wonderful magnolia season here this year. Usually it pours with rain as soon as the flowers open, and you know that means the petals fall to the ground and turn into brown mush. Which is very slippery. Of course, no rain to damage the flowers means we are now in the middle of a huge drought. Fine for my roses but no good at all for farmers all across the country.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Ours came and went so fast. They are now just covered with leaves, no more pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteAfter such a long winter, the spring flowers are like a reward for our patience (or some patience anyway). Very lovely!
ReplyDeleteWow! There's a Magnolia "tree" behind a neighbor's home here in the Pacific NW, and it's about six feet tall and three feet in diameter and, they say, it's more than 30 years old. They aren't native to the PacNW and I think maybe we just shouldn't plant them here. I love that huge one of yours! :-)
ReplyDeleteThere are some here as well.
ReplyDeleteRabbits are good at eacting the best.
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