Magnolia... rubbish paint colour... really beautiful tree. x

I was admiring one of these stunning trees this morning on the school run.  It was just coming into bloom and will look spectacular in about a week or so...also the smell they have is amazing and it's very elegant form...anyway it struck me how can such a beautiful tree be associated with such a dreary paint colour?  It's unfair,  so this is my pictorial ode to the.. MAGNOLIA. x