So instead I have some more tree love for you ... My latest love is Magnolia grandiflora. I'm going to put one of these right out the front of the house to pay homage to the typical 'homestead fig' that so many old rural queensland properties seem to have.
This particular flower was snapped on my morning walk, the scent is amazing - citrus and floral. I will admit that these blossoms aren't the best for my impatience. It takes a week or more for the bud to decide to open and then the blooms last little more than a day or two. Such exquisite transience.
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Oh, I confess to a little crush on Magnolias too, but thought they might be hard to grow in Qld? I always sigh over them when I visit Sydney.
I've seen them grown up at Maleny, but the climate there is similar to Sydney. I'm going to have to find a "tropical" variety I think!
That magnolia is beautiful - they're also nice and sturdy, which I love.
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