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Magnificent magnolia - Lily (17th Mar 2024  17:10:25) Just walked down to the avenue, got to say what a fantastic magnolia tree looks great let’s hope for no rain and wind, the owner must know what they are doing to keep such a magnificent specimen - come on spring.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Russ (18th Mar 2024  09:46:34) Yes it seems a good year for magnolias some fantastic ones around liphook.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - paul (18th Mar 2024  18:06:10) Hi, Climate change is bringing Magnolias blooming earlier each year, is this a good thing...

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Russ (18th Mar 2024  22:26:33) Well Paul not to sure my magnolias have not been good for a few years don’t think climate change has anything to do with it maybe some changes in the amount of rain we get regulates growth but that has been happening for hundreds of years we have wet years and dry years so who knows.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - D (19th Mar 2024  19:52:32) Climate change is a natural phenomena, the mini ice age of the 16th and 17th centuries for example. Can't put that down to global warming.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - C (20th Mar 2024  07:18:46) D - I think you’ll find NASA disagrees. As do 97% of climate scientists climate.nasa.gov/evidence.amp I know who I trust more….

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Mike Sullivan (20th Mar 2024  09:17:34) Hi Russ. Several factors can affect your Magnolia, including pruning and the normal sunlight/water factors. Sometimes the buds form but don't open, which is frustrating. Feeding the tree can result in too much Nitrogen being present, this also can affect the flowering. There is probably much more detail etc online. I hope you find help. Best wishes. Mike Sullivan

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Russ (20th Mar 2024  10:15:18) Thanks Mike yes you are probably right to much feeding. But I gave one a good cut back last year because it looked very sad and some dead wood this year it’s gone mad beautiful flowers and the largest they have been. Think all the rain has flushed the soil so have learned my lesson.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - D (20th Mar 2024  13:29:11) c, how can NASA possibly prove the mini ice age of the 16th and 17th centuries was down to global warming at a pre industrial revolution time? I admire your trust in NASA when a third of the space shuttle fleet never made it back to Earth.

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Mike Sullivan (20th Mar 2024  16:09:57) Russ, You may already know this, but just in case:- I should have mentioned in my previous post that Magnolias produce flower buds for, say 2025, in the previous growth season of 2024. So if you're pruning late Summer/Autumn there is the danger of cutting off the flower buds which will provide next year's blossom. These buds are obviously larger and fuller than the wood producing buds. The same goes for quite a few trees (i.e Cherry) and shrubs (i.e Rhododendrons). So it's usual to prune soon after they flower, and then new wood with flower buds for the following year's blossom will grow before dormancy comes. If this is a case of "Teaching Granny to suck eggs", my apologies. Incidentally, are you the Russ who used to work alongside Alan House? . He looked after our truck years ago. Best wishes. Mike Sullivan

Re: Magnificent magnolia - Russ (20th Mar 2024  17:17:53) Thanks Mike always ready to learn even that I’m old yes I did cut it right back after flowering last year so that’s why it’s great this year you’re never to old to learn. Yes dear Alan no longer with us we worked together at longmoor road I started there in 1970 he came a few years later he was a fantastic engineer we eventually took over all the workshop. I retired first and his son Andy by then was running his side so he took mine and is still there. Thanks for the advice.

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