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Magnolia

Pezzie — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:14:11 GMT

This morning on our walk, I noticed a big branch that had broken off a tree and was laying on the sidewalk. As we got closer I realized that it was a magnolia tree and the branch that broke off had a beautiful flower. I had never seen one up close and personal like that. What a beauty!!!

I was going to try to get close to see if they had a fragrance but I noticed bees nearby and decided to skip the sniffing. Anyone know if magnolias have a fragrance?

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Mz iMac — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:29:45 GMT

@Pezzie Yes they do.

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on the bay — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:45:54 GMT

I love magnolias and they do have a wonderful scent. The trees are so magnificent!

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Still Raining — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:50:49 GMT

Such a pretty flower. Perhaps the wind was a bit too strong.

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SaveTheTurtles — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:16:06 GMT

I love magnolia trees. I have one in my backyard.

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Pezzie — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:36:50 GMT

@Mz iMac Thank you! I thought, surely something that pretty would have a lovely scent.

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luvzchiz — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:41:24 GMT

@Pezzie How beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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happilyretiredgirl — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:38:28 GMT

@Pezzie I have a large Magnolia in my back yard. They are beautiful trees and they have a lovely fragrance. Some days I can sit on my back deck and smell the fragrance from the tree.

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Pezzie — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:55:29 GMT

@happilyretiredgirl How wonderful for you! Big trees like the magnolias are non existent in southern AZ, so it's been a big treat to be around them. I didn't realize I missed seeing big trees until I saw them again this week.

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Boomernichols — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:53:45 GMT

@Pezzie The Magnolia is our state tree here in Mississippi. One of my friends cut one down and was promptly fined as he did not get permission to eradicate the tree from his property off the square in Oxford, MS.

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cheriere — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:08:12 GMT

@Pezzie

I honestly don't know if I've ever seen such a pretty specimen of a magnolia! Just Glorious! They have one of the most beautiful fragrances ever! If you have a tree, just take a flower or two in and the whole house smells amazing!😃❤️❤️❤️

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Kachina624 — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:47:56 GMT

@Pezzie. I'm really surprised they'd survive Arizona. I bet the suck up the water.

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Puggywuggy — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 02:28:47 GMT

They have a lovely scent. My parents had several on their property when they lived in Northern California.

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Carolina925 — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:57:22 GMT

I love magnolias and we have many in bloom right now here in SC. Their flowers smell heavenly to me. I'm not good at descriptions but they seem to have a sweet lemony fragrance. They definitely will fill a room with the scent. They grow into huge trees here and "give" joy in all their stages. In the fall, the flowers turn into big pine cone type buds that have hard red berries. The birds love eating these berries but, boy oh boy, they can make a mess. I made the mistake of parking my car under one in a new home we bought--a big mistake. Their leaves are very sturdy and difficult to keep raked up. I love to see them from afar, just not in my yard.