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Magnolia

status049status049 Posts: 28
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I am wondering whether it is common to have a mixture of white and pinkish flowers?

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  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    That tree looks like a cherry rather than a magnolia. The section that carries white flowers has a different growth habit to that which has the pink flowers. It's likely there were arisings from the rootstock (white flowers) which have grown above the canopy of the grafted plant (pink flowers), hence the appearance.
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    I don't know about the tree but I like your cat!
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Crazybeelady said:
    I don't know about the tree but I like your cat!
    I've looked and looked and can only see a dog in the background, where's the cat?
    Is this a feline version of Where's Wally?
    .
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
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    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Ah! @amancalledgeorge ☺ thank you.
  • status049status049 Posts: 28
    Thank you all for your replies. I have taken another , hopefully a better picture. The tree has white flowers near the crown with magnolia like pink flowers at a much lower level. What is this  mystery tree? Is it possible to graft a cherry with a magnolia tree
    I am not sure this is a cherry tree. Your thoughts would be much appreciated. Many thanks




















  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    As Rachael says it more cherry or similar than magnolia. Magnolia flowers are upright goblet shape.
    If it's a magnolia stellata they are more star like but held singularly not in bunches.
    Your photo stillmisnt very clear unless you can cut a stem of flowers and photograph it.
    Where the tree starts to branch looks like a graft maybe and the white branch is growing from below it so from the root stock.
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