What Is This On My Magnolia Tree?

Question

Attached are some photos of our Black Tupil Magnolia tree which is about 5 years old. These seedpod-like things appeared after the first flowers last spring and have just grown bigger and redder. As we have never seen these before, I thought I should get some advice as to what them may be caused by & whether or not we should do anything about them. We didn’t get one for every flower, maybe about a quarter or a fifth of flowers produced them. Many thanks

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Answer 1

The seedpods generally look like cones but can vary in size and shape depending on what type of tree you have. Here is more about seeds:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/magnolia/propagating-magnolia-seeds.htm