We have 4 magnolia trees in our yard. Two are more than 30 years old, rather large and the traditional type that lose all their leaves in the winter, then bloom profusely in the early spring, before the leaves emerge. One is a smaller variety, that I planted two years ago. It loses almost all of its leaves in the winter, but a few survive in sheltered areas near the base. It also sets buds in early spring, before the leaves return, but also has a few isolated blooms that appear in late spring. The third is about 10 years old, and does not lose its leaves in the winter, although they turn somewhat golden underneath and brown along the edges. The leaves are quite shiny, as seen in the below image. This magnolia does not bloom all at once in early spring, but its blossoms appear in groups of two, three or four throughout late spring and early summer, and then a few appear even in the fall.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18007482&size=lg K-5 II S, FA 100mm Macro F2.8. Comments and criticisms are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
