I think there may be more magnolias . I counted over twenty in the four square blocks of Rutledge. Most of them are pretty old like the one in my back yard. In a photo of our house in a 1897 book on Rutledge I can see two young trees in the space where our current very old magnolia and cherry are blooming. So this would make these trees 110 plus years! Is this really possible? Do they last this long? They get as tall as 30 -40 feet?
The sad thing about magnolias and cherries is that their blossoms only last a week or two. A rain usually means that you will get gentle showers of pale pink petals carpeting your lawn. Beautiful too but only for a short time until everything turns brown. There may only be a short time to enjoy the blossoms but the cool shade and the green light through both of these trees makes them a summer delight as well.
