Acadiana Gardening: Natural layer of leaf mulch protects magnolia trees My neighbors and I have a high regard for a large, beautiful Southern magnolia tree that shades several backyards. Recently, we noticed some dieback occurring in the top branches.
July 15, 2013 - The Journal News
Craig Allen in Christian Science Monitor For a while we went through this 'woodification' trend,says Allen. "Now that excess is being squeezed back by dieback and by fire. In a structural sense, it's actually somewhat restorative."