The beauty that is in my front yard

I don’t ever remember noticing saucer magnolias until college, when I fell in love with the massive one in the library courtyard at Cal Poly. This particular tree is out in front of my house, and I didn’t notice it until about a week ago. I so love these things. If you haven’t ever seen one, the blooms come out before the leaves, so you have this beautifully-shaped skeletal tree with these enormous pink flowers on it (there are variations on the shade of pink–I’ve seen everything from a pale shell pink to a deep magenta.) They’re absolutely amazing.

Saucer magnolia - close up and somewhat desaturated.

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Stepping back a bit.

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   Kristie

   We call them tulip trees. They’re my absolute favorite.

   Feb 27, 2009 @ 5:48 AM
   

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   I love the trees in this town - How I See Life

   [...] my street is home to some of my favorite trees – saucer magnolias, Japanese maples, and the ones in the following pictures: flowering dogwoods (both pink and white [...]

   Apr 03, 2009 @ 8:58 PM
   

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