I had my Magnolia shoes on today...

The Butterflies haven't opened yet here

Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill'

Magnolia denudata, Yulan Magnolia from eastern and southern China

More of the Yulan Magnolia

One more...

Here's an ancient Magnolia x soulangiana held together with steel cables..

but it's worth the effort.

This message was edited Apr 2, 2007 11:27 PM

A longer shot

Scott,
A magnolia outside a Mc Donalds and a BP? That itself is worth a picture!
That White Rose gives me a glimpse of the future of my newly planted White Rose , from last year's planting. It's still just a baby. But that flower is gorgeous!

Just checking back through this quickly before work. More great pictures and intriguing varieties!

Exactly right on both counts, LHDP.

Everything is getting way too early a start, and with tremendous overlap. Dogwoods ahead of crabapples, viburnums on top of redbuds. It's nuts.

Oh, yes, those are blooming too.

So, how did all of the Magnolias and other flowering trees fare with the cold weather? Did their blossoms get turned to brown mush or did the blooms escape the cold?
Thanks,
Mike

If a picture paints a thousand words...

Scott

Last night's low was about 27F. Some things are showing some real freezer burn on new foliage. My dawn redwood looks really bad. The Japanese maples too. Clethra barbinervis was wilted lettuce first thing this AM. Other things took longer.

On a positive note, it didn't get as cold as they predicted, and damage was less severe than I expected. On a negative note, tonight's low could get to 18F. Saturday night's: 20F. Sunday a little warmer, but below freezing. Easily twenty degrees below normal through the next five days, and setting record lows on each day.

In another thread, I'll show a few pictures of things that look okay so far.

Scott

What a sad sight.

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away...

Scott

Now it looks as if they're here to stay...

Scott

wow.

Such a shame. Darn weather.
Mike

Here's Joe McDaniel, still toughing it out after one night at 30ºF and one at 28ºF (that's -1.1ºC and -2.2ºC for the unreconstructed).

No brown mush here (not like as usual!) . . . 16° today

Resin

What is that, Resin, some kind of filter that paints your British sky blue? Nice mag. shot, too.

36F outside right now. 25F last night, and I'm in an urban heat sink. This AM on my way to work, the freeway was closed for 20 minutes while they brought the salt trucks out to de-ice the I-275 bridge over the Ohio. I stopped on a section of road that was on a tilt and proceeded to slide from a standstill from the right lane to the left shoulder.

Scott

Scott

I don't much care for the pink ones (there's so many around here), but I gotta say the yellow ones are quite stunning.

What would you say if I said I loved them all??

Scott,

Scott - I bet that woke you up LOL

OK, gotta keep our southern folks happy...more 'Butterflies' (pre-big freeze).

Same blossom in plan view...

Ever have a 'Butterflies' land in your face?

One more.

"Here's looking at you, kid."

Those are beautiful! I may look into ordering one from ForestFarm. Those are a hybrid between the native Cucumber Magnolia and an Asian Magnolia?

Thanks, Chad...but you shouldn't have to ship this plant cross-country. I'd be surprised if you can't find it lot more locally.

'Butterflies' has M. acuminata and M. denudata parentage, and probably named selections of each species. It is plant patent #7456, so one could look it up and get the precise info.

It is a great plant, and it will be big.

OK so I want to know, did all the later magnolias get hit in southern OH and KY? What do they look like post big freeze ? It is 24.6 F right now on my new weather station (one of the positive things about this awful weather was to make me get a fancy $34.99 max/min indoor outdoor weather station from HD). How low are you guys down in KY going?

Fortunately Butterflies is tight in bud here and won't bloom in my new garden for at least 3 weeks based on how cold the weather is looking.

And I am *Cool* with that.......................................

Yes, the "later" magnolias had an early cotillion. They came out all tarted up, made their splash, and then got blasted. Doubt there'll be any fruiting structures on any of them.

I got as many pics as I could, but the best show occurred during my week-long illness so I missed a bunch. There's always next year...

As you might imagine, soft brown dishrags hang from most magnolias. I got 21ºF (-6.1ºC) last night, but any color I had left was lost to the 26ºF (-3.3ºC) on Friday night when the viburnums took it on the chin, too. And, we had half an inch of snow Friday afternoon to boot. Temps are now going to be headed back up to seasonal norms by midweek.

So, quitcher b*chhin. Sounds like you'll get to enjoy most of your spring display. AND, how bad can it be to look forward to a visit to the ORV in April? Auslanders usually have to pay for the privilege.

Here was the last 'Joe McDaniel' standing...compare with its happier condition (posted Apr 6, 2007 at 10:20 PM). Notice foliage finely fried.

This Elizabeth Magnolia was planted three years ago now. I know she isn't as big and beautiful as some of the beauties you guys posted, but isn't she cute flowering now?

Here's another one close up.

Here's Ann, just starting to flower.

Relish their sweet beauty. I always enjoy a spring repeat when I get to travel north.

Truly,

VicariousValley

VV loved your wonderful Mag. Jane photos and captions.

Such a difference in timing. Here is a photo of Jane in my yard, Has been in bloom about two weeks and still going strong. I really like the fact that it shows occasional blooms all summer. I ordered Butterflies earlier from Greers in OR. Should arrive this weekend or at the latest next week. It is to replace Elizabeth that got stepped on and broken completely off about 3 Inches above ground Not by me!!!!!

Hey Ruth, my Elizabeth got partially snapped off by a dog I was abbysitting about 4 years ago now. I asked in master gardening class if I should just trash it, everyone said, set it aside and see what happens. Well, it is turning out to be a wonderful tree anyway.