Sweetbay Magnolia

When looking to create a sound or sight barrier, plant your Sweetbay Magnolia about 5 feet apart from one another so that as they grow, they fiil in the gaps. See the guide below for tips on staggered planting.

Even though Sweetbay Magnolia are classified as Evergreens, they will only hold most of their leaves if planted in a more mild climate. Some foliage drop in the fall and winter months is to be expected.

People often avoid planting Magnolia Trees, for they tend to require more cleanup and yard upkeep due to their shedding of large seed pods. While the Sweetbay does produce fruit seeds in the winter, it fortunately does not drop the large pods like the Southern Magnolia Trees drop.

Our trees and shrub heights are measured from the top of the root ball to the top of the plant. We do not include the root system in our measurements. You can be assured that if we sell a tree at 4 to 5 feet high that after planting the tree will be 4 to 5 feet tall after planting.

You might see our sizes listed as 4 to 5 feet tall. Simply put, trees and shrubs grow. We are always pruning our plants to promote better branching and fuller canopies. This ensures you receive a plant that has been properly pruned to ensure health and vitality. Doing this can often change the height by 6 to 8 inches. By grading trees into 1-foot increments it assures you that you get what you’re paying for. Oftentimes our trees are sold above the height we specify but we never ship a plant that does not make the minimum height we specify.