Magnolia flower buds are set at the end of the branch in the fall proceeding the spring they will bloom. Any pruning done over the fall or winter will cut off flower buds.

I had a column about pruning spring-blooming plants. Always prune them after they finish blooming. This is because they set ...

Magnolia tree. A magnolia cone forms only where a flower bloomed. STAFF PHOTO BY CARA OWSLEY Ten-year-old Patton Pray of Covington takes in the fresh smell of a bloom form a magnolia tree on the ...

Q: My magnolia tree is 3 years old and hasn't bloomed yet. It isn't full and glossy like other magnolias I have seen, either. A: There are several kinds of magnolias we can grow here, including the… ...

If not, spread an acid granular fertilizer (such as the kind sold for azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons) in a large circle around the base of the tree once in early spring and water in well.

"Hard frost predicted tonight. Cover the magnolia tree." It was David Weidt, our garden helper, urgently telephoning us one evening in late March some 15 years ago. I remember it well because even ...

The spectacular magnolia blooms are an opening act for the Lilac Festival. “Typically, I think the magnolias bloom anywhere from a month to two weeks before the festival,” Quinn said.