Magnolia virginiana, ‘Sweetbay Magnolia’
$139.00 – $159.00
Sweetbay Magnolia trees produce fragrant white flowers and brilliant red seed pods at the end of summer. This gorgeous tree is very fragrant and is a must-have for well designed landscapes!
It blooms from May through July with beautiful white flowers that are so fragrant and just a constant reminder about the true beauty of nature. It is also a wildlife tree and attracts birds feeding on its red seeds in August and September. These grow to good sized trees and a great value of beauty for the price.
Magnolia virginiana – Sweetbay Magnolia is a spectacular tree and grows natively in the southeastern to mid-Atlantic states. In the northern range, it can grow up to 20-25′ in the PA and DE area with a spreading, rounded crown, or as multi-stemmed to 15′.
The Sweetbay Magnolia is a beautiful, luscious and very intriguing tree with silver leaf undersides, and it produces a very sweet fragrance (lemony), 9 petal, creamy white, waxy flowers 3″- 4″ in diameter which appear from May through July.
Red cone-like seed pods with bright red seeds mature in late summer/ early fall and attract seed loving birds. It is deciduous, but may retain many of its leaves over the winter, if in a protected area. It is intriguing, beautiful, and a great wildlife tree attracting song birds. USDA zones 5-9
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