topic Re: Spring is on the way---- in Garden

Spring is on the way----

wagirl — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:18:00 GMT

There is a magnolia tree outside my bedroom window of the apts I live in. It's all budded out and a few are beginning to bloom. You can see the color in the buds. It's a pink one--I used to call it a tulip tree. I moved here on March 4th,2021 and it was a glorious riot of pink---then in June of that year we had that awful heat dome where our temps were in the upper 90's, then the low 100's and finally was 108*, all in one week---I live in western WA state. That tree got scorched and since then it has not been as pretty ---maybe this year it will be more normal.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:30:03 GMT

@wagirl Wow! 108 in Washington State in June! Hope all is well with your magnolia. Sounds like it's trying its best.

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SaveTheTurtles — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:35:01 GMT

@wagirl I wish my magnolia was budding. I lost a chunk off the top of it with a snowstorm we had in Jan. It looks kinda silly now. I love magnolia trees!

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cheriere — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:36:12 GMT

@wagirl I love ❤️ magnolia trees! Their flower smells so delicious. There are lots that grow around me, but none at my house 😞. Every time I'm at someone's house who has one I ask to pick a couple to take home.

I sure hope yours does well this year.😊

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on the bay — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:01:54 GMT

@wagirl

I didn't even know there were pink Magnolia trees. I've seen beautiful white ones. I hope yours is going to be in full wonderful bloom this year!

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cheriere — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:58:21 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
@wagirl
I didn't even know there were pink Magnolia trees. I've seen beautiful white ones. I hope yours is going to be in full wonderful bloom this year!

I just reread and noticed she said pink too. I've never seen that variety either, but I'll bet they're just lovely.

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fthunt — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:58:44 GMT

@on the bay Have never seen a white one. My 12 ft is pink and a really

big one 8 houses away is pink. NYS here.

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Natureluvr — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:11:20 GMT

The pink “Jane” magnolia tree that was always such a beautiful sight in our backyard for years sadly fell during a terrible storm last summer. We were so sad to lose that tree! We tried to replace it but no nursery’s near us had them. We settled on 2 “Star” magnolias that were planted in the fall. We are eagerly awaiting the big white flowers promised to be an early spring bloomer.

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Foxxee — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:13:05 GMT

Mine won't be blooming until later in March. It's white with red center. They are beautiful.

Every year I ask it "Why are you blooming when it's still cold out."

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wagirl — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:32:43 GMT

I will try to do a picture google search and then post it here--wish me luck on that endeavor!!! also didn't know they had a scent---

And yes it was 108* here near Seattle---one year we got to 105* . Was absolutely miserable. And no central air in my apartment --but just happen to act early and got a portable a/c for my bedroom--that saved me--have an elderly cat--she was 12 then--that I had to move into my cool room---geez she hated being confined to one area----