How To Grow And Care For Sweetbay Magnolia
Sweetbay magnolia grows at a moderate rate, usually adding 1 to 2 feet per year to its overall height. They’re best planted in the early spring. It’s possible your immature tree won’t bloom for several years, but once it does the tree will bear red, cone-like fruit in the fall once their blooms disappear, eventually going dormant in the winter (in most areas). This is not a plant-it-and-forget it species—sweetbay magnolias will require annual feeding, occasional pruning, and attention to pests when they attack....