Gordonia lasianthus
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Loblolly-bay
Theaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Tree | |
| Size: | 40-65(80) ft, conical canopy narrower than the tree is tall. Trunk up to 1.5 ft dbh. | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms spring-summer. Often has some red leaves in fall. May live 100 yrs (Nelson 2003). | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds. This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking plant near an entryway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Sensitive to drying. Difficult to grow unless its moisture requirements are met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed and cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Attracts hummingbirds. | |
| Insects: | Flowers attract a variety of insects including bees and flies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Moist-wet sites. Seepage swamps, bay swamps, edges of cypress domes, low flatwoods. This species is likely restricted to wetland edges both by its need for high soil moisture and due to lack of tolerance of fire. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures