{"id":1336,"date":"2015-04-21T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2015-04-21T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T10:10:00","slug":"the-back-bay-magnolias-are-slowly-blooming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1336","title":{"rendered":"The Back Bay Magnolias Are Slowly Blooming"},"content":{"rendered":"

With last week's return to cooler temperatures, the opening of the magnolia buds along Commonwealth Avenue slowed, but it is happening! And, if we get a sunny day or two, we think the spectacular display should peak this week.<\/p>\n

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Right now, there are a few early bloomers ready for their closeups. The white magnolias, like those above and below, are the first to bloom and a few have already begun to drop their petals.<\/p>\n

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There is the slightest tinge of pink even in the whitest of the white blossoms. It's fun to notice things like that when you move in for a close view.<\/p>\n

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The next bloomers are the Magnolia stellata, or star magnolia<\/a> with many small petals per bud.<\/p>\n

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(This photo is from a past year.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, the big show stoppers will be the thousands of Magnolia \u00d7 soulangeana or saucer magnolia.<\/a><\/p>\n

And, an encore will be performed by the deep purple variety that's still showing tightly, closed buds on the few trees we can identify. <\/p>\n

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