Sweetbay Magnolia
It is a evergreen, perennial, fragrant, flowering large shrub or small tree, see how the Sweetbay magnolia looks like in the garden and landscape.
Sweetbay Magnolia is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. Other winter zone scales for planting this plant are ANBG: 1, 2, 3, 4; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3, H2; PHZ: 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Plant details
| Plant type | tree, shrub, flowering, fragrant, screen | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Flowering period | mid-spring, early summer | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 5 m - 6 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 3 m - 5 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 2 m - 2 m for privacy screens in North; 20' (6m) space between trees in North (x2 for South) | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 5.5 - 7.0 (moderately acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, insect, humidity | ||||||||
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Sweetbay Magnolia @ wikipedia.
Sweetbay Magnolia in the landscape and gardening
