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Magnolia virginiana 'Jim Wilson' MOONGLOW. Back to Previous Page. Plant of Merit. Common Name: sweet bay magnolia. Type: Tree. Family: Magnoliaceae. Zone: 5 to 10. Height: 15.00 to 35.00 feet. Spread: 10.00 to 20.00 feet. Bloom Time: May to June. Bloom Description: Creamy white. Sun: Full sun to part shade. Water: Medium to wet. Maintenance: Low.
Moonglow is a compact, fragrant cultivar of native Sweet Bay Magnolia that blooms late spring through summer. Learn how to use this versatile tree in your landscape, and enjoy its creamy-white flowers, silver foliage, and showy seeds.
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Moonglow is a semi-evergreen tree with white flowers that bloom in June and July. It is native to the Southeast of the US and can grow in acidic soils and partial shade to full sun.
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The Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia, Magnolia virginiana Jim Wilson, is a magnificent, easy to grow North American native tree that produces sweetly fragrant flowers that look like creamy-white tulips perched upright at the ends of branches before opening to 8-petaled flowers typical of sweetbay magnolias. Get all the details below!
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Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) is a native shrub or small tree with fragrant white flowers and glossy leaves. Learn more about its care, cultivars, and photo gallery from The Morton Arboretum.
Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow®' (Jim Wilson) Cup-shaped sweetly fragrant creamy-white flowers. A few flowers at a time, heavier in late spring, sporadic through summer. Glossy semi-evergreen leaves are dark green and silvery-green underneath. Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in the fall.
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Moonglow Sweetbay Magnolia will grow to be about 35 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.
