It's not all about white when it comes to blooms, though; many magnolia trees have beautiful pink and purple blooms including the Jane magnolia (Magnolia 'Jane') and the Ann magnolia (Magnolia 'Ann').

Magnolia buds, born last summer, are beginning to bloom after wintering over These striking, “old-wood bloomers” come in hundreds of varieties. They can be grown as multi-stem shrubs or single ...

Q: An arborist diagnosed my ‘Jane’ magnolia with magnolia scale last fall, and I was told to apply horticultural oil back in the fall and again in late winter or early spring.

If you love the magnolia, there are many varieties you can also add to your own landscape if you have the room. Alba superba is a variety of saucer magnolia that can grow to between 15 and 30 feet ...