I bought a house with a magnolia tree in the back yard. It was full grown 30 years ago. Every pre-spring it bloomed, then a freeze, then the petals dropped off and I waited for the spring that would follow shortly. Last year there was no bloom, no freeze, but there was a spring. Last year was the beginning of the end of a lot of things. This year there was no bloom, but there was no hiding from it either….the tree is dead. This year I will shout it out loud and then deal with it….wow, that’s a first.
