Magnolia virginiana var. australis Best Seller A hard late-winter prune keeps

A hard late-winter prune keeps an old plant dense and full of bloom

and the front of a moist

Site the plant in full sun to light shade and give lean

Semi-evergreen in mild winters and hardy well to the north

That does not last

Magnolia virginiana var. australis Best Seller A hard late-winter prune keepsMagnolia virginiana, the sweetbay magnolia, has long been a tree of distinction in the American landscape, ranging from the cool wetlands of Massachusetts to the Gulf Coast. Across that span the species wears two very different guises. In the northern states the sweetbay is a smaller, often shrubby tree that drops its leaves in winter; in the Deep South the species reaches fullest expression as Magnolia virginiana var. australis, the evergreen