I grew up in Magnolia, next to downtown Seattle – so when the Magnolia trees bloom this time of year I get blissfully nostalgic 
Think the Magnolia tree retains its original name here in Italy. Named after the Swedish botanist Carl Linnuaus in 1737 in honor of the French botanist Pierre Mgnol. I did not know.
And aren’t they gorgeous? This one’s next to the Church fo the Inviolata at the end of our street.