Virginia Native Plant Society
400 Blandy Farm Lane; Unit 2; Rt.2; Box 214, Boyce, VA 22620
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Also known as Swampbay, Sweet Magnolia, White Laurel, and Beaver Tree, this is a slender tree or shrub with pale grey bark that grows up to 20 feet tall, occasionally taller. Its multiple, upright trunks bear picturesque, horizontal branches that produce spicy-smelling foliage and velvety-white flowers that are followed by dark red fruits. Sweet-Bay grows best in partial shade and in rich, moist soils.
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Sweet-Bay is thought to attract these families of birds
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American Beauty-Berry
Callicarpa americana
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
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American Holly
Ilex opaca
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American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
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American Plum
Prunus americana
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American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
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American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
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American Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
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