Please enter your zip code to see sizes available in your area.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Spacing: 20-25'
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Show more ›
Yellow Bird Magnolia - single stem
This Tree is not available for Sale at this time through Bower & Branch. Bower & Branch provides this information for reference only. Please check back with us or contact us for more detail.
Wait a minute -- are those CANARIES in that Tree? Yellow Bird Magnolia will make you look twice. This fun Tree sports jaunty flowers that aren't the usual Magnolia-pink or Magnolia-white, but luminous yellow! They perch themselves among the newly emerged leaves like a flock of wayward canaries. Yellow Bird is a fast-growing Tree that will soon become an impressive feature of your landscape. Plant it in your lawn as a specimen, or use it to anchor a sunny border near your front door or along your property line. It will make your garden sing!
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Spacing: 20-25'
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Show more ›
The Story
In 1953, a group of plant breeders at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden embarked on a project to develop new Magnolia Trees. One Tree they used in their work was our native American Cucumber Tree, so named because of its long, green fruits. Other researchers had ignored this Tree, which was unfortunate, because it possessed what few other Magnolias could claim -- yellow flowers! Yellow Bird was one of the shining stars that resulted from their program, but it took a long time for the exciting plant to reach the gardening public. It was introduced in 1981.
The Details
Yellow Bird blooms a bit later than many Magnolias -- shortly after the leaves emerge. As a result, the flowers are less likely to be hit by a late freeze, a common problem with spring-blooming Magnolias in some parts of the country.
How to Grow
Give your Yellow Bird Magnolia a sunny spot in a well-drained site, and it will be happy. A rich, organic, slightly acid soil will result in the best growth. Like most Magnolia Trees, Yellow Bird dislikes both very wet and very dry conditions, so plant it a couple inches above grade to improve drainage, and supply it with regular water, especially during the first year or two of establishment. A generous layer of mulch will help in regulating soil moisture levels as well as evening out root zone temperatures. Yellow Bird requires little pruning.
More Info
Size Guide
Scale
This graphic shows the approximate size and form of the Tree you are viewing.
Customer Reviews
There are no reviews yet.