Green Shadow Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana ‘Green Shadow’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-10b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen to Semi Evergreen Flowering Tree

Height at Maturity: 25′

Width at Maturity: 20′

Spacing: 12-15′ for privacy screens; 22′ or more for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Oval

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: 2-3″ diameter

Flowering Period: Late Spring through Summer

Flower Type: Single, Cup-shaped

Fragrant Flowers: Yes – Sweet lemony fragrance!

Foliage Color: Dark Green, Silvery undersides

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun, Shade

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7 (Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Description

The Green Shadow Sweetbay Magnolia is a magnificent, easy to grow North American native tree that produces sweetly fragrant, 2- to 3-inch cup-shaped white flowers over a long, 4 month period from late spring through summer. This selection of Sweetbay Magnolia has highly attractive, large and elongated, glossy dark green leaves with silvery undersides. It has the ability to maintain a straight central trunk, which allows it to be grown full to the ground or lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive tree with a visible trunk. Cold hardiness is better than other Sweetbay Magnolia trees. Exceptionally versatile, this amazing tree grows in full sun or shade and tolerates wet or average soil conditions. Hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5a-10b and evergreen in USDA Zones 7a-10b.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing up to 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide, the Green Shadow Sweetbay Magnolia is ideal for use as a focal point specimen, in groupings, or in straight or staggered rows in privacy screen plantings. Can also be useful to frame the corners of tall homes and other buildings. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, North American Native gardens, and wildlife gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 12 to 15 feet apart for privacy screens; 22 or more feet apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

The Green Shadow Sweet Bay Magnolia is very easy to grow in a most any soil including wet or boggy soils. It grows well in full sun, part shade, or mostly shade.

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I’m looking forward to seeing these beautiful trees grow. They came with blooms on some of them. One got damaged in shipping and they replaced. Great communication! Thanks———————————–You’re welcome! Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Delivered well-protected and tree looks super healthy … proof will be how it takes and survives into next season.—————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

This tree arrived at the recipient’s address in beautiful shape. She brought it to her new property to plant. In 2 days it had the beginings of new leaves. It’s 4 days now and leaves are healthy and the tree seems to be thriving in its new location. Very pleased.—————————————-We are so glad you and the recipient are pleased with your purchase! Thanks so much for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

You guys are awesome. Your flowers and service are the best. Will be in touch for more flowers.———————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG