Sweetbay Magnolia is a perennial tree that is native to Eastern USA. You can decide whether to grow the young tree as a beautiful shrub or a tree. %

Photo #8/53 of Sweet Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana). Photo Location: My Garden, Pequea, Pa 17565 on 2016-05-29.

Sweetbay magnolia trees feature creamy white spring and summer flowers with a sweet, lemony fragrance and leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze to flash their silvery undersides. Read here to find out more about sweetbay magnolia planting and care.

Sweet Bay Magnolia This one is ok. Sometimes gets scale insect. Love this magnolia which grows wild in Louisiana

Magnolias are beautiful flowering plants. There are about 210 different varieties and species.

Are you looking for a native, flowering tree that is fragrant and doesn't grow too large? The sweet bay magnolia is all of that and more!

If you were to tell me that you don’t like Virginia native plants, I’d say to check out Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) and then see if you feel the same way. It’s at home in all sorts of landscapes, from formal to wild. Here’s what you need to know about it. Sweetbay Magnolia is a […]

Sweet Bay Magnolia (2010 & 2012)

The lovely Sweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana, goes by many common names, including Sweet Magnolia, Swamp Magnolia, Swamp Bay, Laurel, White Magnolia, and Beaver Tree to name just a few. Regardless of the name, it is a spectacular small tree in every season and we are lucky it is a common understory tree along coastal areas of the Northern Neck.