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We have a beautiful magnolia, it's huge and looks like a giant cotton wool ball every spring. It was here when we moved in, planted by the lady who previously owned the house.
I recently had a visit from a friend who brought her eight year old grand-daughter along. On discovering that my tree was a magnolia, she asked me if it had a nice scent. I had to reply that it didn't smell of anything, and she then wanted to know why her mother's magnolia air freshener had such a lovely scent?
Stumped by an eight year old! Can anyone shed any light on this query?
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The summer flowering Magnolias which flower when the leaves are out are the Magnolias which have a very strong scent. I think some off the spring ones [flower before leaves emerge] may be scented, but not as strongly as the summer ones and some have no scent at all.
Thank you Invicta2 - I've asked a few friends, and they came up with all sorts of ideas, most of them highly improbable. I've obviously got an unscented one, it really doesn't smell of anything at all.
I will now impress an eight year old with my new found knowledge.
p.s. Invicta2 - I just hope she doesn't ask how they get the scent into the air freshener!