Magnolia

CherylL · Mar 23, 2021

My magnolia tree started to blossom. Lots of buds this year ready to bloom.

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smoke665 · Mar 23, 2021

Great shots Cheryl, I just can't believe how much further along in the blooming you guys are. We're a good 400 miles south and barely have anything.

CherylL · Mar 23, 2021

smoke665 said:
Great shots Cheryl, I just can't believe how much further along in the blooming you guys are. We're a good 400 miles south and barely have anything.

I am surprised that it is early this year. It was fairly windy yesterday and hopefully I can get better shots when more in bloom. One year the tree bloomed overnight and a week later a storm took off all of the blooms.

smoke665 · Mar 23, 2021

We were starting then had some late cold weather that knocked it out interesting link to US chart that shows the budding process, Status of Spring | USA National Phenology Network there's a big blue swath that we're in.

K9Kirk · Mar 23, 2021

Nice set, very pretty.

Space Face · Mar 24, 2021

Pretty flowers. I like No 2 the best because of the dof and bokeh.

SquarePeg · Mar 24, 2021

Beautiful! I’m jealous. We have nothing but the small beginnings of buds here and a few tulip leaves starting to poke through. And those little purple things - the name is escaping me at the moment.

CherylL · Mar 24, 2021

K9Kirk said:
Nice set, very pretty.

Thanks!

Space Face said:
Pretty flowers. I like No 2 the best because of the dof and bokeh.

Thanks! That was tricky to get the green lawn in the background and not the rocks. I'd like to get just one bud next time.

SquarePeg said:
Beautiful! I’m jealous. We have nothing but the small beginnings of buds here and a few tulip leaves starting to poke through. And those little purple things - the name is escaping me at the moment.

Thanks! We are early it seems this year. My neighbor has a cherry tree that blooms very late each year. I'm keeping an eye out. A neighbor down the street has apple trees. She called me last year when they bloomed. I have another neighbor up the street that plants sunflowers and will call me when they are ready.