Sweetbay
Magnolia virginiana L. - Magnolia family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.3 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 30 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: None
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: None
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Sweetbay: Automeris io, Callosamia promethea, Callosamia securifera, Endopiza cyclopiana, Endopiza liriodendrana, Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus australis, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio palamedes, Papilio polyxenes, Papilio troilus, Phyllocnistis magnoliella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.