Thanks, Toine, Ralf, Ann, and Olga! Magnolias can be messy, but the blooming season is short, and where they are located in our yard is never a problem.
I have heard many different species referred to as "tulip trees," but I never use that name for magnolias.; I am most familiar with the African Tulip Tree, which is an invasive species in Hawaii: https://mauiinvasive.org/2018/01/31/african-tulip-tree/ Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 1:47 PM Toine <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice! I'm always stunned by big blooming magnolia trees. The bigger the > better. > > On Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 19:38, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > We have five magnolia trees on our property. One, inside the pool patio, > > never loses its leaves, and has blossoms occasionally throughout the > > summer. Two smaller ones, that I planted more recently, lose most of > their > > leaves in the winter, and have one or two blossoms at a time in late > spring > > and early summer. The other two, which were here when we bought the > > property 25 years ago, are much larger, and grow along the edge of the > > wooded area to the west of our lot. They lose all their leaves over the > > winter, and then have many blossoms in spring, before any leaves appear. > > These blossoms are from those large trees, which are now in full bloom. > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/17/magnolias > > > > K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm MACRO F 2.8 > > Comments, suggestions and criticisms are invited and appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

