Magnolia virginiana var. pumila Medicinal scrambling over shrubs at the

scrambling over shrubs at the sunny margins of streams and wetlands

though far more gently than a black walnut

thornless citrus grown as much for beauty as for fruit

grow in a large container that can shelter through hard freezes

Picked early the fruit is all bright sourness

Magnolia virginiana var. pumila Medicinal scrambling over shrubs at theAmong the sweetbay magnolias there is a curious dwarf that most references overlook, though at Woodlanders we feel the plant deserves proper recognition. This form, Magnolia virginiana var. pumila, grows wild on the frequently burned pinelands of the southern Coastal Plain, and looks to be an adaptation to that fiery world: the plant stays small, begins flowering while very young and low, and spreads slowly by underground runners into a modest colony.