Swiss Cheese Magnolia Leaves Now Showing Brown Blotches
Because Magnolia X brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird' is a prized plant for my wife in the Drapescape, I keep a watchful eye on its performance. Unfortunately, this year the frosty weather nipped it as the butter-yellow flowers were emerging; therefore, the floral display merely rated a so-so glance, rather than the typical stunning WOW! As I was mowing around it, I got a close up, face full of leaves allowing me to note the holey havoc wreaked on its leaves.
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