On 07/04/2013 20:16, Sacha wrote:
Very sad. Ray's Magnolia Campbellii ( he refers to it it as his
'memorial' planted during his lifetime!) has been frost blasted. A
couple of buds were just starting to open but this took the full force
of gales and cold and every one has turned black and shrivelled. It's
a sorry sight but a sort of illustration of this cold spring. ;-(

That's a pity. Last weekend, in Palmerston Park in the centre of
Southampton, there was a 30 ft+ Magnolia campbellii in full flower. It
looked magnificent. As far as I could tell, there was no frost damage
at all.

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Jeff