Several weeks ago, at the end of August, a big-leaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) was decapitated during the stormy weather brought by Hurricane Laura. Surveying the damage, the magnolia was counted as a loss. A bare stick with a jagged top stood where the tree used to be. A clean cut was made on the trunk, just below the split. The spindly trunk was assumed to be nonviable. Unexpectedly, new leaves popped out this week!
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On August 27th, this skinny magnolia trunk lost three feet off the top. All of the green leaves were lost when the trunk snapped. Several days later a clean cut was made below the break. We thought it was the end for this big-leaf magnolia.
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Three weeks later, fresh green leaves are prominently displayed. Tenacious!
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