I don't know how to put Yes! in New?

This is my Magnolia 'Susan' in bloom. It is so reliable as it blooms later that saucer, so the flower buds are usually pretty safe. It was my mother's day gift 4 years ago.

Sue

The column just before the image. Meaning that I'm new to the site, I guess. It changed one but not the others. Oh well.

Yeah, being new can be lots of fun :-) The New tag is meant to indicate that there has been a new message posted since you last checked the thread. We know you're a new member when we check the member lists, which most of us do fairly regularly. --Ginny

Edited to say: And there you are, just now showing up in the New Subscribers list on my home page :-)

This message was edited Mar 2, 2006 10:47 AM

Welcome Sue, that's a lovely Magnolia, great colour. I also like how you've done the photo, great depth of field.

Linda, on the other coast

Thanks Linda. I prefer doing close ups on my plants.
Sue

Sue what zone is your magnolia hardy to.
I like it im wondering if its safe to grow it here in in a zone 5b.
has anyone ever tryed to grow the flowering empress tree,
im going to try it this year,Oh sue do your magnolia produce seed would love to try some ,
Robert

Hi Robert! I'm not sure of the official zone hardiness of Magnolia Susan, but it grows well in Ottawa, which is zone 5a. We even planted it in our local park last year, which is 4b. I'll have to let you know whether it survives there or not.

Sandy

Hi Robert
I checked and it says zones 3-8. I'd be a little leary at 3 0r 4 but with a little sheltered protection, it may do ok there in 5b. Are you in a very exposed site? This is 'THe Girls' series of magnolias which all bloom later..mid spring so you don't have such a risk of frost kill to flower buds. I believe it did produce some seeds and I will keep you in mind if it does this year and I will post.

Sue

Hi sue
no im in a pretty sheltered place.alot of large fir trees around me ,can get realy hot in the summer.
Oh yes please keep me in mine ,starting plants, trees or what ever form seed is so rewarding.even if it is the most god offle thing that grows.Last year a friend gave me some seed for a plant he put the name of it in latin sounded sooooooooo nice HA when it grew it was a cow parsnip same kind that grew wild here,but like a true gardner i tended it looked after it hoping that it would croke guess what?
It didn't it was huge ,
kind of liked it then so you never know.
Robert

I purchased 'Anne' from 'The Girls Series' last spring and it is supposed to be able to handle down to -40.

Ken