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I have an 6 foot tall oriental magnolia that my father planted at least 20 years ago. When I inherited his home in 2002 and 2003 it leafed like crazy but had only several blooms. Each year after that it has bloomed less and less - one or two or three blossoms. Then last year there were no leaves at all until the middle of June when it suddenly began to leaf out at the trunk, but nothing at all on the branches. This year it is starting to leaf at the trunk again and there are two large buds. I had actually thought that Dad had simply planted it in the wrong place - not enough sun about 15 feet away from two huge black walnut trees and surrounded by English Ivy (no ivy growing on it). There are magnolias all over the neighborhood that are large and beautiful, but not mine. Since the "skeleton" of the tree, the branches and trunk, is beautiful, I figured I'd keep it for that even if it had died. But it seems to be struggling so to bloom and live that I just have to help it, but I don't have any idea what to do for it. Can someone help me please.
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