Magnolia virginiana 'Sweetbay' #30 cont.

Sweetbay Magnolia 

The Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) is a native, small tree or tall shrub with fragrant, creamy-white, lemon-scented flowers that bloom in late spring and early summer. It has leathery, shiny, oblong-lanceolate leaves with silvery undersides, which may be deciduous in colder climates but evergreen or semi-evergreen in the southern part of its range. The tree grows in moist to wet, acidic soils, and produces cone-like fruits with bright red seeds