Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 10, 1987
Caption:
Double Dividend - Louisa Pieper examines flowers on the magnolia tree in front of Ann Arbor's historic Kempf House on 312 S. Division St. The tree usually blooms just once -- in early spring. This year, passersby have been startled to note the tree is in flower again. A horticultural assistant at Matthaei Botanical Gardens who has seen the tree in bloom speculates that because the entire tree is not in flower, the blossoms are the result of left over buds that simply were not mature enough to open in the spring. These buds, however, did continue to develop throughout the recent warm weather until they eventually opened.