My Big Not So Fat Magnolia Tree

We live in a northern climate, and I was surprised that our house had a magnolia tree in the backyard.  I grew up in this same northern climate and had never seen a magnolia tree until we moved south right before I left for college.  Over the years we have observed our tree to get confused by our weather.  It sprouts buds during weird warm spells in November/December and then doesn't have much energy in the spring/summer to blossom properly.

When it does flower

it's very pretty.

But, inevitably, we have a huge thunderstorm, with hail and this is what happens to our blossoms

which is what happened last night and this is the aftermath.


This tree is being set-up to fail.