Magnolia acuminata

Yellow Magnolia

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I am very partial to yellow flowers—especially those that don’t normally bloom in that hue.  I was one of the first gardeners of my acquaintance to buy ‘Barzella’, a yellow-flowered interspecies hybrid peony that represented a color breakthrough for peonies. A few years ago, I paid a premium for a newly-rediscovered heirloom yellow hyacinth.   My … Read more

Cucumber Magnolia

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Several weeks ago, as I was prepping for a local shade tree tour, one of the tour organizers sent me a picture of a “mystery tree” that was growing on private property on our chosen route.  The picture showed little, except very large green leaves.  I thought the tree might be some kind of catalpa, … Read more