In article , Inge Jones
writes

But anyway, I don't think magnolias blossom before they leaf like fruit
trees do. Isn't a magnolia a later flowerer?

Depends on species. M soulangiana, M stellata are both in flower at the
moment (my stellata is just going over), M grandiflora is later.
--
Kay Easton

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