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Vol. 22, No. 3, April 27, 2007
 
Freeze effects on magnolias and red maple
   
Magnolia damage Magnolia damage
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures at Michigan Automated Weather Network site at MSU Hort Farm near East Lansing March 15- April 15, 2007. Magnolia damage.
Photo credit Bert Cregg
   
Magnolia damage Magnolia damage
These magnolias have resumed shoot growth but the flower show is over for this year.
Photo credit Bert Cregg
About three-fourths of the flowers on these star magnolias on the MSU campus were killed by the April 2007 Winter Blast.Photo credit Bert Cregg
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