The Hope Spring Magnolia Finally Flowers

The "Hope of Spring" Magnolia Finally Flowers in Boston Stephen A. Spongberg and Peter Del T~edici After a difficult start, Magnolia biondii from China flowered in the Arboretum for the first time in March of 1991. The spring and early summer of 1991 at the Arnold Arboretum were extraordinary with regard to the heavy flowering of many of the trees and shrubs within the Arboretum’s col-

  Magnolias, Magnolia biondii, Biondii