…but, I suspect, far too early in the year. Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ has a scruffy habit. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Crataegus laevigata…

…cornuta Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidalis with its first two flowers here. The old plants of M. fraseri which died out 15 to 20 years ago only flowered (yellowish) much later…

…on Lonicera setifera. Lonicera setifera The flowers on Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ are still not out. Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Philadelphus satsumi is now performing. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Rhododendron tethropeplum full…

…also pretty close to Ilex aquifolium ‘Pyramidalis’. We might get closer if we had immature leaves perhaps with more spines than here. The only spine on these leaves is at…

…ago. I did not actually photograph any or even locate all of them.Another flower out on Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidalis and still one bud to go. Four flowers on a…