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Post by annabella on Mar 10, 2018 17:15:42 GMT
I’m trying figure when this tree is going to bloom because I want to take pictures of it. I thought once in this bud stage they bloom the next day but it is 38F so maybe that is slowing things down. When do you think these buds will flower? tinypic.com/r/16ljs5z/9 |
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 10, 2018 17:23:26 GMT
We had a Magnolia tree when I was a kid. The blossoms are beautiful. My mom always had them floating in a crystal bowl when the tree bloomed. They also have the neatest seed pods that have red seeds the size of peas. We used those in floral arrangements. I don't remember when it bloomed though.
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Post by tommygirl on Mar 10, 2018 18:29:42 GMT
I have a magnolia tree in my front yard. I live in Maryland and it usually blooms in June. I don't have buds on my tree yet. Maybe it is a different kind of magnolia tree? My buds are white. The pic you posted looks like they have some pink.
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Post by Peal on Mar 10, 2018 19:08:15 GMT
My magnolia should be blooming in April or early May, since that's when it did last year. It's had buds on it for about three months now, and had buds through the winter last year too. It's very odd.
Unfortunately, we are going to have to remove the tree because the people who planted it stupidly planted it one foot from the house, so now it has to go. Such a pretty tree, too.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 10, 2018 19:08:37 GMT
That looks like a Japanese Magnolia (also called a Saucer Magnolia). I'm in Texas where those are currently blooming. They are beautiful when in bloom! Blooming will begin in late winter to early spring. It's probably a bit cool still for them to bloom fully where you are. Good luck at getting some great photos when they do bloom.
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Post by Crazyhare on Mar 10, 2018 19:21:25 GMT
Lots of people here also call those tulip trees. The ones here bloomed about a week ago. I live in SC. It does usually take them a few days to open their buds here.
Edit: and hope there is no wind. The flowers are not very hardy. And strong wind will tear the petals off.
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Post by annabella on Mar 10, 2018 20:49:12 GMT
Edit: and hope there is no wind. The flowers are not very hardy. And strong wind will tear the petals off. Yes this is so true! That's why I'm afraid they have such a small bloom window and I want to time it right. Whatever variety they are, they bloom a week before the Cherry Blossoms in early spring. I already see the early blooming cherry blossom trees in full bloom. Surprising with how cold it is. |
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Post by Crazyhare on Mar 10, 2018 21:17:53 GMT
The blooms will stay a week or 2 here, if there is no rain or wind. But there have been very few years that we see the blooms that long.
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Mar 10, 2018 23:28:37 GMT
Magnolia blooms are pretty but those trees are so messy and the fallen leaves are on the ground forever. The trees get huge too and most end up being planted too close to houses.
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Post by mlana on Mar 11, 2018 6:39:56 GMT
We call that a tulip tree or a Japanese Magnolia. They bloom here right after the Bradford pears, which are in bloom now. The bloom can be delayed if the tree is in a shadier spot or can come earlier if it is in full sun but protected from the wind.
Beautiful blooms, but fragile.
Marcy
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Post by papersilly on Mar 11, 2018 7:09:16 GMT
Our street lined with magnolia trees. The blooms are so pretty.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Mar 11, 2018 19:24:59 GMT
I agree with Gypsy Girl -- those look like Japanese magnolias (and they are gorgeous when they bloom.) I live in FL and currently have neighbors with those blooming right now but we had a warm Feb and colder March. I have a traditional magnolia tree in my yard and it is not blooming yet --probably will be April here.
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