Hmmm - on second thought, maybe magnolias aren't hardy enough for zone 4. I have been looking and most of them say zone 5. Wayside Gardens has them for sale and say zone 3. I don't know. I'm looking to plant 2 new trees in the front yard...I have mostly evergreens around the farm, have to remove 2 from the front yard because they are dying, and 2 years ago lost a weeping willow due to a new well that was dug. I have never planted a tree and just don't know what to plant.

Hard to see the front yard - but kinda gives you an idea of what I have. I want something that will blend, but different, and have some color in the fall. ??



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Magnolia

Is a tree suited for florida ...

Not cold ..
dodge

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Is that pic of your farm? That is great how did you get that pic? If that IS your farm you have a beautiful place.

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buzz buzz buzz

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ND farm girl - there is a Magnolia where I work that is gorgeous in the spring. (zone 5) I have seen a few that were hardy to zone 4 but can't remember the names. I think that a garden center in your area selling Magnolia's would only sell ones hardy enough. I'd check it out!

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Holy toledo,

gorgous setting an colors.

thanks for sharing.

dodge

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cary

What zone are you ?

I am 5.....

I try many things just for kicks.. SOme grow some dont.
We may get our first frost tonite......
You must be on a farm too.....
The west is so wide open.......And nice.

Take some photos for us to view.

Thanks,

dodge

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LandArt

Any photos for us to see.

I heard they were gorgous.

dodge

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Landart

Maybe I can help ......

You have to upload the photos to a place like

www.photobucket.com
did you ever do that?

Then i can tell you how to put it on here.
Most use that place here.

barb

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ok, I've got the pictures uploaded to photobucket - now how do I get the pictures from there to here?

Let's see if this works . . .

Here is a close-up of the flowers.

ok photobucket.

to share address.up at the top you will see invite to albulm you can click it.i think I had to enter some addresses,but when showed the finished thing I then clicked the adress it had copyed& pasted.

you can do multiple photos too ones that are uploaded on one page at a time.them lil boes?put clickes in photos you want to see and then click generate codes at bottom& will list them its easier to use clickable thumbnails for forums or E bay.you copy and paste whats in the box& post to your post.
I'd proably learn more if I sat down and played with it more,but I've learned some good things.

Like your farm.How cool to have a co-op airplane.I don't like to fly,but like the veiws.You'll have to carry your camera more often when you go up.

I like oakleaf hygrandeas for fall color.I'd like maples too,but not many of the maples turn in my mild weather,they don't even lose all their leaves.I got a sugar maple I like well enough.its gets dark red burgandy leaves.it seems to grow pretty fast also Its 4 years old and about 17-20 ft tall.I like my oakleaf hygrandea also.I don't think you'll get as much color as mine get cause the intense heat is what sets its color I think,but they have intresting flowers& bark too boot& even the green leaves when new are pretty.here's a site for them
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/what_grows_where.html

Thats just the page I was on when searching the coldness part out,but this site will tell all you need to know.I root cuttings of them in winter,they useually take off growing well at 3 years.I have a magnolia tree.I'm letting wisteria take it over to hubbys dismay.they are pretty trees.you can dry the flowers and write on them as paper.my mom loves magnolias is her favorite tree.I did see a sweetbay type one mentioned.hubby was short a helper one day& I did roofing cleanup.I smelled it all day.I was going to grab up some seedlings& was so beat by end of work didn't even grab them up.theirs was an old one next to house,but they had other smaller ones about as well.

When I moved TX from Indpls.I had to ride about in the fall to find stuff that did fall coloring here,then when moved further south had same problem.there are also grasses in colors their is a purple fountain grass,some pompass grass that is pink plumed.I grew the pink in Indpls& surrounded it by mums.
When I work on my pics in photobucket....I'll load the oakleafs up.If you search forum you may find old post with my oakleaf least year& may have a shot in my yahoo album in fall photos.

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