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Post by librarylady on May 21, 2021 22:29:18 GMT
Just popping in to say I HATE, HATE, HATE the leaves of a magnolia tree.
They are large, leathery and drop year round--or so it seems. We don't have a tree, but 2 neighbors do and the wind brings the leaves to our yard. The leaves make the joy of the blooms disappear.
We saw a Star Magnolia in St Louis once. It was a beautiful small tree. I wonder if it has the awful leaves like the Southern Magnolia does.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 22, 2021 0:52:36 GMT
Going to have to disagree with you on the Southern magnolia. It's one of my favorite trees (and the state tree of my home state). The leaves can really frame the blossoms however they do tend to drop leaves just before blooming. My neighbor has two and I'm always enjoying them, especially now with the blooms.
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Post by Merge on May 22, 2021 1:07:19 GMT
Yeah, I love them, sorry. đđđ
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Post by femalebusiness on May 22, 2021 1:10:21 GMT
We had a magnolia tree when I was a kid. I loved those seed pods with the red seeds. My mother made arrangements with them. She would spray the leaves gold and always floated the blossoms in crystal bowls.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on May 22, 2021 1:16:26 GMT
Does the wind also bring the smell of the magnolias? That would be lovely.
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Post by Katiepotatie on May 22, 2021 1:21:19 GMT
I have a traditional magnolia and a star one. The star ones donât have the leathery leaves and arenât as messy. But I LOVE all magnolias. Leathery leaves and all. đ
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 22, 2021 1:25:03 GMT
I will see your magnolia tree and raise you with three river birches. They are the messiest damn trees in the history of ever! We have a huge one at home that drops sticks and branches freaking CONSTANTLY, all over the yard. Every time the wind blows even a little, more stupid sticks and branches fill my yard and theyâre not just little things the lawn mower can chop up either. Then we have one at our lake cabin that does the same thing there, only the sticks fall into a very poorly designed rain garden and I get to pick up the sticks there too to keep whatâs left of the crappy plants that were installed from dying. MIL had that one put in and I donât know what the hell she was thinking. To round things out, there is a third big one at our rental house. I have to run around in front of the lawn mower and pick them all up so DH can mow the grass more quickly.
I swear, picking up those stupid sticks is the bane of my existence, and itâs literally everywhere I freaking go. I hate those trees with the heat of a thousand suns, and normally Iâm not a tree hater. We have somewhat seriously talked about cutting down the one at home. In spite of the fact that it does provide some shade in the summer (too much really, because nothing else will grow in our yard because of it), my heart really wouldnât be broken if it was gone.
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Post by Merge on May 22, 2021 1:37:41 GMT
Does the wind also bring the smell of the magnolias? That would be lovely. Yes. One of my favorite things on my walks during May. |
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Post by auntkelly on May 22, 2021 1:44:30 GMT
Messy they are, but I adore magnolia trees. I love the contrast of the deep green leaves and the white blossoms. The smell is heavenly!
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Post by librarylady on May 22, 2021 3:11:29 GMT
I have never smelled any scent from the 2 trees.
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Post by papersilly on May 22, 2021 3:14:02 GMT
I have a whole front lawn full of magnolia leaves right now. I swear, not five minutes after the gardener sweeps them up, the lawn is full again. Our entire street is lined with magnolias so, suffer one, suffer all.
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 22, 2021 17:47:54 GMT
DH planted a star magnolia for me this spring. My two dogs have done their best to kill it. Here's hoping it makes it! I love the look of the star magnolia.
We just got back from a week visiting MIL in Nashville. All the magnolias were just getting ready to bloom. I'm bummed I missed it. magnolias and their leaves and seed pods are so entrenched in life in the south. All the gold sprayed leaves and seed pods in every arrangement! đ
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 22, 2021 18:07:23 GMT
Ugh, I have a love/hate relationship to the Magnolia tree. While I think their blossoms are beautiful, when I was in college my roommate brought one into our room and put it on the nightstand between our beds. I was hungover after an LSU football game and the smell haunts me to this day.   |
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Post by questioning on May 22, 2021 18:12:14 GMT
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Post by GamGam on May 22, 2021 19:12:23 GMT
I, too, really, really dislike magnolias because of the constant, never-ending dropping of leaves which never disintegrateđđ. We live in a condo, so the landscaping of the common areas is beyond my control, so I
canât have the offending tree removed. But I would never, never plant one in a yard. Plus they grow rapidly, and are huge trees when mature.
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Post by katiescarlett on May 22, 2021 20:30:15 GMT
We have a huge magnolia tree in our yard at our lake house. I agree that the constantly dropping leaves are a pain but I do love the tree. My DH made a magnolia leave picker upper with a sharp pointy end and goes around picking up the leaves with it every time we are out there.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 22, 2021 20:51:23 GMT
Itâs such a quintessential southern tree. I love it and that heady magnolia smell.
At least the leaves are big enough to rake easily. Actually though the secret is to not prune them âupâ the trunk. People want to trim off all the lower branches, but thatâs not really how they grow. My grandmother always said if you leave the magnolia her âhoop skirtâ (limbs all the way down to the ground), she could hide all her own mess.
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Post by lisae on May 23, 2021 0:30:18 GMT
We have a small magnolia. I think it is the Little Gem. The leaves are no problem.
The trouble with the traditional ones is that people try to trim off the lower branches. I understand you don't have as much trouble with the large leaves if you let the branches go all the way to the ground.
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Post by MerryMom on May 24, 2021 14:34:14 GMT
Just popping in to say I HATE, HATE, HATE the leaves of a magnolia tree.
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We saw a Star Magnolia in St Louis once. It was a beautiful small tree. I wonder if it has the awful leaves like the Southern Magnolia does.
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Post by Really Red on May 24, 2021 15:18:25 GMT
I will see your magnolia tree and raise you with three river birches. They are the messiest damn trees in the history of ever! We have a huge one at home that drops sticks and branches freaking CONSTANTLY, all over the yard. Every time the wind blows even a little, more stupid sticks and branches fill my yard and theyâre not just little things the lawn mower can chop up either. Then we have one at our lake cabin that does the same thing there, only the sticks fall into a very poorly designed rain garden and I get to pick up the sticks there too to keep whatâs left of the crappy plants that were installed from dying. MIL had that one put in and I donât know what the hell she was thinking. To round things out, there is a third big one at our rental house. I have to run around in front of the lawn mower and pick them all up so DH can mow the grass more quickly. I swear, picking up those stupid sticks is the bane of my existence, and itâs literally everywhere I freaking go. I hate those trees with the heat of a thousand suns, and normally Iâm not a tree hater. We have somewhat seriously talked about cutting down the one at home. In spite of the fact that it does provide some shade in the summer (too much really, because nothing else will grow in our yard because of it), my heart really wouldnât be broken if it was gone. I AGREE!!!!! I cannot believe I bought this tree. I put it at the bottom of the hill because my neighbor watered like a fool. It did the job and saved the hill (that is what i was thinking!), but the dang branches!! Every wind. And, FWIW, I love magnolia trees and do not mind their leaves. |
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 24, 2021 15:21:53 GMT
Ugh, I have a love/hate relationship to the Magnolia tree. While I think their blossoms are beautiful, when I was in college my roommate brought one into our room and put it on the nightstand between our beds. I was hungover after an LSU football game and the smell haunts me to this day. Oh, I can see how that smell with a hangover would have been the end of loving that smell! Which is really sad! I love the smell of magnolia flowers. I also love the trees. We've never had one in our yard but I love looking at and admiring all of the big, old trees I see (I live in GA). I always want to climb them!
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Post by peppermintpatty on May 25, 2021 16:20:13 GMT
Itâs such a quintessential southern tree. I love it and that heady magnolia smell. At least the leaves are big enough to rake easily. Actually though the secret is to not prune them âupâ the trunk. People want to trim off all the lower branches, but thatâs not really how they grow. My grandmother always said if you leave the magnolia her âhoop skirtâ (limbs all the way down to the ground), she could hide all her own mess. I love this!! |
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