BeeCee wrote:
What is this suggestive looking growth on my magnolia tree?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18364027@N00/254919215/

The tree is about 12 years old and growing at about its northern limit.

It flowers well in the spring but this is the first time I have noticed this
structure.

BeeCee



That's the fruit (not edible). When it matures, the scales will spread.
Seeds will be inside.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
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