[LMB] magnolias

[B. Ross Ashley]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:44:28 -0600, Mark Allums <mark at allums.com>
wrote:

> Lois McMaster Bujold wrote:

> > So...
> > 
> >     Does any southern listee out there happen to know if magnolias are 
> > evergreen, like live oaks, or do they shed their leaves in winter?
> > 
> >     Ta, L.
>   

> Evergreen.  They may shed some leaves all year round, including
> Spring, like live oaks.  More or less.  I think.

That actually depends on where you find the tree. Live oaks are green all year 'round down South because they grow near reliable sources of water, like riverbanks and creeks. Magnolias up here in Toronto (and yes, we do have 'em, this area of Ontario is botanically speaking the northernmost extension of the "Carolinian forest") are definitely deciduous. This tree http://pics.livejournal.com/brashley46/pic/000365ge/g9 on Poplar Plains Road is bare at this time of year.

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