[lace-chat] Magnolias and Tulips
Hello all, When I want to find out something I turn first to the internet (if I don't have it here in one of my reference books) and then to you. Therefore: O Great Fount of Wisdom and Knowledge that is the Arachne list, What is the difference between a Tulip tree and a Magnolia tree? Awaiting your reply with baited breath (I've been eating worms). Heather Rainy Abbotsford where a Northern Flicker in all his spring glory came to my suet feeder today. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Magnolias and Tulips
Thank you Jim for posting the url for the Tulip trees. We planted one about 5 years ago that is very tall and I have yet to see the flowers on the leaves. Now I know what they should look like. The only other time I saw a Tulip tree was on a visit to Germany when I noticed the shape of the leaves on the ground and realised it was the same as the one we planted. I have a Magnolia bush which the deer seem to like and I am never sure when to prune it so I have just let it be so far. Last year I had a few flowers because the frost and deer did their worst. I hope this spring the buds wait a little longer to flower so that I can enjoy my investment. Janice Blair Crystal Lake, Illinois where it snowed yesterday, today and probably tomorrow but luckily it is supposed to warm up by Saturday and hepefully melt it all away. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Magnolias and Tulips
The Tulip tree I know of has the scientific name Liriodendron tulipifera. It is a large tree (40-60 feet tall for the ones I've seen). and belongs to the Magnoliaceae family so it is related distantly to other magnolia. The flowers are greenish yellow in color and look quite a bit like tulips but are larger. There are some good pictures at this site. http://www.wcisel.com/plants/tuliptree/ Magnolias on the other hand are generally shrubs or smaller trees maybe up to 25-30 feet tall (at least the ones I have seen) and have flowers in the white, pink, purplish shades. They are beautiful but around where I live in Utah, they usually come out in full bloom just in time for a hard freeze that spoils the flowers. There is also a tulipwood, Dalbergia Frutescens, which is beautiful. The color is a pinkish-yellow with very prominent stripes ranging from pink to dark red. It makes great bobbins. Jim BeeUtahful Bobbins www.beeutahful.com On 16 Mar 2004 at 8:28, H. Muth wrote: > Hello all, > > When I want to find out something I turn first to the internet (if I don't > have it here in one of my reference books) and then to you. Therefore: > > O Great Fount of Wisdom and Knowledge that is the Arachne list, > What is the difference between a Tulip tree and a Magnolia tree? > > Awaiting your reply with baited breath (I've been eating worms). > > Heather > Rainy Abbotsford where a Northern Flicker in all his spring glory came to > my suet feeder today. > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Magnolias and Tulips
Thanks Jim, It is that the tulip tree normally has yellow flowers that decides the matter. What we have here are magnolias and they are just starting to bloom. Lovely big blooms with petals fading from violet to white on the tips. The petals are big and waxy and if only they lasted longer I'd make clothes from them. Heather Abbotsford, BC At 10:13 AM 16/03/2004 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Tulip tree I know of has the scientific name Liriodendron tulipifera.The flowers are greenish yellow in color and look quite a bit like tulips but are larger. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
