12 Months of Trees
In the City of Whittier
January: Saucer Magnolia, soulangeana.
This tree is my all-time favorite. Perhaps because January is my birthday month. These trees bloom as soon as the first wave of heat hits Whittier. Their blooms resemble teacups and saucers, pink and violet on the outside and white on the inside. I like to call them the tulip trees.
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