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Clix Pix said:
Until I moved to this neighborhood back in 1994, I had never seen or heard of these trees and their blossoms. Someone told me that they were called "Tulip Magnolias" and that is how I've thought of them ever since. Only recently have I heard this being called a "Saucer Magnolia;" that makes sense, too as a name. However, to me, the term "Tulip Magnolia" is rather more descriptive because of the shape each blossom takes throughout the budding process until it finally burst into full bloom. Actually, I rather like the term "soulangeana," which is new to me, as these beautiful, delicate and wonderfully scented flowers really resonate in my "soul," so to speak..... Ah, but they are here for such a short time!

Aside from all that, I can relate to your earlier post, Darmok, as these things are indeed finicky and weather-sensitive and definitely can be messy! I am in a condo development and there are three trees at the head of our lake, plus a neighbor in the townhouse development across the lake has one in their yard. When the trees at the head of the lake start tossing buds, blossoms and parts of blossoms around, no big deal, they just litter the public walkway, no one has to worry about cleaning that up. I can see how that would be a nuisance to a homeowner who has one or more of these trees on his or her property! Today when I was near the neighbors' house, I indeed saw a few partial blossoms that had probably been blown by the wind and which had splat-landed on the walkway outside their fenced area. I would be willing to bet that each year, though, their deck gets a fair amount of detritus from that tree, though, both the blossoms and the leaves. Much depends upon weather conditions each year, too, of course.

Well, I'm going to enjoy these while I can, probably just about another week or two at the most, weather permitting, plus the cherry blossoms and then it'll be just about time for real tulips to start appearing.....
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Our magnolia is already looking a mess. All over our drive and next doors! I’ll tidy up tomorrow.
 
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This is part of a huge tree in the NY Botanical Garden . Was there yesterday for the Orchid Show and figured the magnolias would be out , but no . Things seem to be a bit behind this year . Give it 2 weeks , then come on over . Bring your rake .
 
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