{"id":149,"date":"2009-06-11T15:24:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-11T21:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/douglaslucas.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2010-06-15T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T22:50:17","slug":"biggest-southern-magnolia-in-dfw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/douglaslucas.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/11\/biggest-southern-magnolia-in-dfw\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Southern Magnolia in DFW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The most impressive Southern Magnolia\u00a0(Magnolia Grandiflora<\/em>) in Dallas-Fort Worth\u00a0lives at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden<\/a>.\u00a0The picture above shows a view of it from near one of the Garden roads\u00a0(along with a few\u00a0tiny, other\u00a0trees). Many\u00a0magnolias\u00a0in Fort Worth\u00a0are\u00a0impressively tall — for example, the one pictured below, which grows next to the library<\/a> of my alma mater, TCU<\/a> — but the one at the\u00a0Botanic Gardens\u00a0is the best!<\/p>\n

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A TCU Library Magnolia<\/p><\/div>\n

From some angles,\u00a0the Garden’s huge magnolia can at first look like many trees, not one. That’s why I never(!) truly noticed it; I mistakenly\u00a0saw\u00a0a big stand of multiple trees, not\u00a0a single special individual. This past May,\u00a0however, Kate — a special individual herself\u00a0— showed me one of the “secret entrances” to the “cave” made by the magnolia’s\u00a0drooping branches.<\/p>\n

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A Secret Entrance to the Big Magnolia Cave<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
Once you go\u00a0through the secret entrance (no password necessary), you’ll see\u00a0a\u00a0scene like something out of Lord of the Rings<\/em> or a King Arthur tale.\u00a0This cave hides\u00a0in plain sight near University Drive, one of the busiest streets in the city! Here’s\u00a0a shot of\u00a0it. The branches go all the way around, 360 degrees.<\/div>\n
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The Secret Magnolia Cave<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Texas Tree Trails<\/a> has a page with\u00a0many facts and pictures\u00a0about this particular magnolia<\/a>. A few facts about the tree\u00a0taken from that site and elsewhere:<\/p>\n