Sweet, Vanilla-Scented Blooms

Sweetbay Magnolia Tree

Sweet, Vanilla-Scented Blooms

Creamy-white fragrant flowers
Dark green leaves
Native to eastern United States
Evergreen in southern regions

Dark green leaves, creamy-white flowers and a heavenly fragrance make Sweetbay Magnolia one of the most popular flowering trees! Great for specimen planting, it's sure to attract attention to your yard, especially when it's in full bloom. Deciduous tree, evergreen in southern regions. Grows 25 to 50 ft. tall. Blooms midsummer. NOTE: We are unable to ship our trees to PO Boxes at this time.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs
3A-4A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
4B	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25
7B	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8B	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Magnolia virginiana
Height: 25 - 30 feet, up to 50 feet in the South.
Spacing:20 - 25 feet.
Depth:3-5"
Spread:20 - 25 feet.
Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
Color: Creamy White.
Size: 2-4 Ft
Blooms: Mid Summer
Fruit: Bright red seed cones in Fall.
Zone: 5-9

Form: Perennial
Flower Form: Round, deeply cupped blooms, 2 1/2" across with 9-12 petals.
Soil Requirements: Wet Soil
Growth Rate: Medium
Pruning: Remove ill placed branches when as small as possible. It is much easier to remove crossed branches when young. Late winter or early spring. Some can be done in late summer to prevent bleeding of sap.
Foliage: Oblong-lanceolate shiny green foliage is silvery beneath. Foliage is evergreen to semi-evergreen in the south. Deciduous in north.