tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post5515178723291368444..comments2023-05-04T06:39:13.501-04:00Comments on Idyll Haven: Magnolia x 'Sunspire'Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-64559514753086008312013-06-02T10:20:25.705-04:002013-06-02T10:20:25.705-04:00That lovely magnolia would be a little less so if ...That lovely magnolia would be a little less so if it were not for that barn red paint that backs it up.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-12450639728892515972013-05-21T16:02:28.379-04:002013-05-21T16:02:28.379-04:00Lovely!
Since it can snow in September here, magn...Lovely!<br /><br />Since it can snow in September here, magnolias are out of the question.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-53806414531731104682013-05-14T07:17:12.244-04:002013-05-14T07:17:12.244-04:00I like your yellow magnolia even if it is shaped a...I like your yellow magnolia even if it is shaped a bit differently from your original vision. The blossoms show up so well against the red house. joenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111159061941577686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-73144084762673583292013-05-13T20:12:02.356-04:002013-05-13T20:12:02.356-04:00I love magnolias! I swear I must be a displaced so...I love magnolias! I swear I must be a displaced southerner. Neighbors have one, and I hate when the first hard rain hits it and it loses all its blossoms.<br /><br />Oh, and I'm the person living with all the overgrown trees. We have barely a .25 acre plot (a postage stamp actually) and we have 4 maples. Every time I see a homeowner planting a sapling I want to run over to them and scream, "no, no! Don't do it!" <br /><br />We're saving now for their removal. Can't wait. One may survive my wrath...but not likely.Home Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438998060699403808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-62046997946526882322013-05-13T16:25:46.664-04:002013-05-13T16:25:46.664-04:00Adorable tree Sue, even if it is a bit more than 5...Adorable tree Sue, even if it is a bit more than 5 feet wide! AND, its not a sycamore....gardenbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859705179619775343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-84445568934030016862013-05-13T16:05:44.063-04:002013-05-13T16:05:44.063-04:00Hi Sue, I too see many trees in need of removal in...Hi Sue, I too see many trees in need of removal in my profession. We do have them taken down if they harm property. Like you, I had a neighbor who was born in her house 94 years ago. She had the city remove a Sugar Maple which afforded my property much more sun when it came down. When she sold the house two years ago, the new neighbors came in and cut down all the plants planted in the twenties, Kerria, Spirea, peonies, and shrub roses. It was sad to see all these old timers hacked off. Only one lilac remained. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-27726412886156759302013-05-13T09:27:18.936-04:002013-05-13T09:27:18.936-04:00I hear you, ten feet from the house is a bit much!...I hear you, ten feet from the house is a bit much! I hadn't realized just how many trees your neighbours had, sorry!<br />I am just bitter because I have been watching a neighbouring town common get turned from sugar maples (which were dying and a real threat) to bare to...Norway maples, which are a personal nemesis of mine.<br />Over planting is a real issue. The big trees have to be at least thirty five feet apart to grow decently. To grow well, they need to be more like sixty or seventy feet apart, or more, and at least thirty feet from a house. I am guessing that would be what, about one per house front on your street? <br />I'd get out the chainsaw too at that point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-42418968874069589922013-05-12T20:17:36.269-04:002013-05-12T20:17:36.269-04:00Unfortunately when you inherit a property that has...Unfortunately when you inherit a property that has been overplanted with trees, sometimes hard choices have to be made. Not only are the trees not doing well but nothing growing underneath them is thriving either. The sugar maple my neighbors removed was planted less than 10 feet from their house. A second remains but that one is further from the house.<br /><br />In my neighborhood, the average lot size is probably around a quarter acre. From my quarter acre lot I've removed over a dozen diseased Hemlocks (one was over 80 feet tall and planted very close to my house) and a large Sycamore. I still have a sugar maple, another Sycamore and a handful of oaks. Along the back, but not on my property is a row of large white pines and black locusts. I have planted many small ornamental trees but as far as I'm concerned I have more than enough large shade trees and have no plans to plant any more.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-89217266703666431132013-05-12T20:00:15.505-04:002013-05-12T20:00:15.505-04:00'Sunspire' is a great yellow Magnolia cult...'Sunspire' is a great yellow Magnolia cultivar for small space gardens. If my only options were the larger varieties I would probably not have chosen to grow one.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-48429577162318607742013-05-12T19:45:16.571-04:002013-05-12T19:45:16.571-04:00So far, so good. Despite the endless frost warnin...So far, so good. Despite the endless frost warnings, it's unusual for me to get a frost after May 1st.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-25760062285633786202013-05-12T19:44:19.095-04:002013-05-12T19:44:19.095-04:00We have the silver and norway maples too. In my o...We have the silver and norway maples too. In my opinion, Sycamores are poor choices for small suburban lots. I removed a huge one a few years ago and have never regretted it for one second.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-22653308837235600952013-05-11T14:29:56.483-04:002013-05-11T14:29:56.483-04:00Lovely tree.
I have to admit though, I would be of...Lovely tree.<br />I have to admit though, I would be of two minds on the removal of a sugar maple. We are losing so many each year now (as they reach natural old age, traffic, abuse, neglect) and so few are ever planted by people that I wonder if people a century from now will have a chance to see what was once the iconic New England village road, lined with towering sugar maples.<br />But, I have an odd mindset, as I manage a property with a mandate of appropriate care so that whoever inherits a century can have the same towering trees that I currently have. So a sugar maple, a white oak, a sycamore, and two beeches all got planted recently...I'll never see them as giants, but they'll replace the giants that will almost certainly fall in my lifetime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-72209428410782803562013-05-11T01:55:23.824-04:002013-05-11T01:55:23.824-04:00What a beautiful Magnolia! I've never seen a y...What a beautiful Magnolia! I've never seen a yellow one before, it really is very pretty, and great that it doesn't get too big either, as some of the ones around my street have grown into monsters and taken over whole front gardens!Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-3755589354052375612013-05-10T22:28:24.371-04:002013-05-10T22:28:24.371-04:00A splendid plant Sue, I hope it makes it through t...A splendid plant Sue, I hope it makes it through those late spring frosts unscathed !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-46385621903837084772013-05-10T20:44:55.045-04:002013-05-10T20:44:55.045-04:00Yellow seems to have become a popular color in Mag...Yellow seems to have become a popular color in Magnolias among the more discriminating gardeners and hybridizers are taking note.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-82488590506781011972013-05-10T20:10:51.801-04:002013-05-10T20:10:51.801-04:00Not to worry-no chainsaws exists in my arsenal of ...Not to worry-no chainsaws exists in my arsenal of garden weapons. When I need one I have a friend I can call.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-26973972810010657642013-05-10T20:08:39.575-04:002013-05-10T20:08:39.575-04:00I had never heard of 'Yellow Bird' until t...I had never heard of 'Yellow Bird' until the other night when a few of my friends were discussing it on Facebook. One of my extreme garden friends has a variety called 'March til Frost' that blooms sporadically all season. Too many trees, not enough space...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-61759412114106372772013-05-10T18:44:36.547-04:002013-05-10T18:44:36.547-04:00The yellow magnolia is very lovely. I like it much...The yellow magnolia is very lovely. I like it much better than the star magnolias that have become popular (thought those are nice, also). Though I must say the thought of having big old sugar maples, oaks and sycamores is rather appealing. That may be because my neighborhood is overshadowed by big old cottonwoods, silver maples, norway maples, and siberian elms. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-76384711975013336552013-05-10T13:29:01.361-04:002013-05-10T13:29:01.361-04:00It doesn't bloom for long and there was a coup...It doesn't bloom for long and there was a couple of days of rain in the forecast. Flowers can be so fleeting and a year is a long time to wait for another chance.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-44693242796581371382013-05-10T13:26:40.531-04:002013-05-10T13:26:40.531-04:00Lately I've been putting alot more thought int...Lately I've been putting alot more thought into plants before I buy them. If I'd done that all along I might be rich today...:).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-17703187433559707842013-05-10T13:25:16.553-04:002013-05-10T13:25:16.553-04:00Are you sure it's still there?Are you sure it's still there?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-38179538039557863282013-05-10T13:23:56.052-04:002013-05-10T13:23:56.052-04:00In my experience if you want a certain plant bad e...In my experience if you want a certain plant bad enough you'll find a spot even if it means ousting something else. Last fall I started getting rid of all the plants I dismissed as "filler" because I didn't have anything else. Then I consolidated and rearranged many more. All of I sudden space opened up in my garden that I previously would have told you I didn't have.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-4248928220763032752013-05-10T12:46:34.391-04:002013-05-10T12:46:34.391-04:00A yellow magnolia! I've never seen one. Your...A yellow magnolia! I've never seen one. Yours is just beautiful!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-28749158396990435662013-05-10T07:29:30.278-04:002013-05-10T07:29:30.278-04:00As with most Magnolias the flowers are unfortunate...As with most Magnolias the flowers are unfortunately fleeting. Last year I cut a few of the lower branches off. Maybe over time a snip here and a snip there will prove to be the way to go.<br /><br />I'm still trying to find a spot for that M. grandiflora 'Brackens Brown Beauty'. Somehow I'll find a way to shoehorn one in somewhere...Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-64265812597869212272013-05-10T07:24:22.947-04:002013-05-10T07:24:22.947-04:00Yellow magnolias seem to hold an enchantment all t...Yellow magnolias seem to hold an enchantment all their own. In my neighborhood all you see are stellatas and soulangeanas. They are beautiful too but I prefer the yellow.<br /><br />Plant away, Laurrie-by the time people are oiling up those chain saws you will most likely be long gone and won't give a hoot :).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.com