Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana Northern

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Botanical Name:

Magnolia virginiana Northern

Family:

Magnoliaceae

Genus:

Magnolia

Species:

virginiana

Location:

Northern

Common Name:

Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia

Seeds Per Pound:
9,080
Quantity:
0.62 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
13
Germination:
91%
Germination Test Type:
cut
Purity:
98%
Height:
60 feet
Collection Locale:
Arlington, VA
Crop Year:
2022
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
In Stock: 0.62 lb
Prices
  • Magnolia virginiana Northern

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 13 seeds)
$6.95
1 oz (~ 568 seeds)
$24.95
4 oz (~ 2270 seeds)
$74.85
8 oz (~ 4540 seeds)
$123.07
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: can be fall sown without stratification.
In a Nutshell:
* The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc.
* A tea is made from the leaves.
* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. more...
* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia , as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.
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