Document Type
Freshman Seminar Essay
Publication Date
1989
Excerpt
Heralding the arrival of springtime and new life, the bigleaf magnolia presents a dense canopy of white, fragrant flowers to the sky. Magnolias are among the earliest trees in seasonal development and maturation. From mid-March to mid-May, the magnolia undergoes a number of dramatic changes in rapid succession. At the beginning of March, the magnolia is easily recognized by the oval, pyramidal spread of bare branches. The bark is a medium-gray color, generally smooth, with few blemishes. Branches alternate, and knobby junctures appear where the branches fork. Magnolias have a characteristically "cluttered" look as the branches fork again and again in no orderly manner. Magnolias are generally from 10 to 15 feet in height.
Recommended Citation
Garber, Michele, "The Developing Magnolia (1989)" (1989). The Valpo Core Reader. 433.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/433