Posted on April 13, 2024 by WillemSaturday/ blossoms 🌸 There are still blossoms on the trees here in the city. Here’s one on a young magnolia tree. Magnolia is a large genus of more than 250 flowering plant species.Magnolias appeared before bees evolved (fossils dating back 95 million years have been found), and are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles instead.[Source: Wikipedia]