Characteristics: Broad-leaved, semi evergreen shrub Leaves: alternate, simple, semi-evergreen to deciduous Flowers: creamy white, fragrant, blooms May-June Fruit: Red seed pods with bright red seeds showing September through October Growth: Medium growth rate. Mature height: 12-20’. Mature spread: 12-20’. Shade: Tolerates full shade; flowers best in partial shade. Habitat: forested wetlands, streams and pond borders, moist sandy woods. Hydrology: Facultative wetland +, salt resistant, tolerates infrequent flooding by water containing some salt. Tolerates irregular to seasonal inundation. Drought tolerant. Range: southern New York, south to Florida and Texas. Comments: Graceful specimen plant. Good for small areas. Wildlife benefits:
seed food source for rufous-sided towhee, red-eyed vireo, red-cockaded woodpecker,
gray squirrel. Sweet bay magnolia is endangered in Massachusetts and New York
and threatened in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
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