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Originally Posted by echinosum
It's not disease, it's just weather damage, always a risk with magnolia flowers, especially if they are early flowering. Frost is the common cause, but battering from rain and wind can also cause it. .
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Hello Echinosum, many thanks for your reply. I started out with such hopes for this Magnolia but I guess it could well be doomed - yes we've had frost, heavy rain and yes its normal! But other Magnolias round here flower at the same time and look healthy. I don't think mine is particularly exposed and it's definitely not in a frost pocket. It IS east facing but that means early morning sun. I wonder if it would be worth covering it with fleece as the flower buds open? At least whilst it is young enough to reach the top...
jay jay