Red Bay Tree Size:10 Gallon Fluffy purple flowers

Fluffy purple flowers

Mature width

This small tree announces spring with fragrant purple flowers that attract pollinators and hummingbirds

Penstemon digitalis has white flowers

Plant it with Turk's Cap and Lyre-Leaf Sage to make a hummingbird paradise

Red Bay Tree Size:10 Gallon Fluffy purple flowersHard to find but easy to love, Red Bay is a native shade tree with major benefits for wildlife. This is the source of Bay Leaves used in cooking. Its evergreen, produces berries enjoyed by birds, and supports the caterpillars of the Spicebush Swallowtail and Palamedes Swallowtail. If you plant it near a building or power lines, make sure its pruned regularly. The branches are not as strong as the branches on other common shade trees so its susceptible