Here they are! Yellow magnolia blossoms from the cucumber tree. I plant apped this tree yesterday when I visited the fallow garden and was delighted to discover that it was called a cucumber tree. How very lovely indeed, and the scent is mildly floral, sweet with a hint of melon. I took a bite from a piece of petal and it had a vaguely gingery flavour, not as spicy as the pink magnolias I have tasted. I read online, while doing a little research, that all forms of magnolias are edible and it is possible that magnolias formed a small part of indigenous and then early settler diets on Turtle Island. This particular magnolia is indigenous to Ontario.
I’m not certain what I’m going to do with these magnolia buds yet. I might do a little more research before I decide. The bloom that opened in my dish had petals just slightly ajar when I picked it but yawned open in the warmth of my apartment.
One of my crow friends visited me while I was selecting these blossoms and I startled it away when I fumbled for my camera to snap a pic. I received a “hello’ later on from a crow friend, when I was leaving the fallow garden and had exhausted my supply of crow treats.
I walked home in the rain with a smile.
