Plant Me Green Magnolia – Sweetbay

Sweetbay magnolia is a graceful southern, evergreen to semi-evergreen, wide columnar tree, ideal for use as a patio tree or specimen. Trees appear to glimmer in the wind due to the whitish-green undersides of the leaves. The flowers tend to be slightly smaller, but absolutely beautiful with a profound lemony fragrance. The foliage of a sweetbay magnolia are less glossy in color when compared to other magnolias, but the underside is a silvery-gray in color making it appear to shimmer in the breeze. These trees are very adaptable but prefer full sun or part-shade and medium to wet soil. This tree grows at a medium to fast rate, reaching a maturity height of 40 to 50 feet and a 15-25 foot spread. It is suitable for USDA Zones 5-10 but note the species is deciduous in USDA hardiness zones 7 and 8 (evergreen farther south).

USDA ZONES: Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10