There were no Magnolias in New York this year. [View all]

[edhopper]

At least not in Queens.
The Spring Blossoms always arrive in this order; the yellow Forsythia flowers, then the Magnolias come in, sometimes overnight, and last for a week or ten days. Then we get the Cherries, which will come in at different stages over a month or so. Then the Azaleas and Rhododendrons. Followed by the Hydrangeas.

But this year we have gotten the Forsythias and Cherries together, and no Magnolias. I have seen some of the Magnolias in my neighborhood with small dead buds. My guess, they started blooming early and then we got a blast of frigid, freezing weather that killed the buds. I hope the trees survive. The bursting of the Spring Magnolias is a great sight.
So the Forsythias are late, the Cherries early, and the Magnolias DOA.
Global Climate Change is doing it's damage.