Yellow Bird Magnolia Live Tree, Yellow Flowering Magnolia, Late Spring Blooms, Award Winning Ornamental Tree, 3–4 Feet Tall

Bring a spectacular display of yellow spring flowers to your garden with Magnolia 'Yellow Bird'. This award-winning hybrid magnolia introduction from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is admired for its rich yellow, tulip-shaped flowers, attractive green foliage, and elegant upright growth habit.

Unlike many early-blooming magnolias, 'Yellow Bird' flowers in late spring as fresh foliage begins to emerge.

Plant Details

• Variety: Magnolia 'Yellow Bird'

• Plant type: Deciduous flowering ornamental tree

• Shipping height: Approximately 3–4 feet tall

• Shipping: Ships in a nursery pot

• Growth rate: Moderate to fast

• Flower color: Canary to lemon yellow

• Flower shape: Goblet or tulip-shaped

Flowers & Foliage

• Flowers: Approximately 3–3.5 inches across

• Bloom season: Late spring

• Flowering period: Individual flowering displays may last up to approximately 3 weeks, depending on conditions.

• Leaves: Large, elliptical, dark-green foliage

• Fall color: Golden to copper-brown tones

Growth Habit & Mature Size

Yellow Bird Magnolia develops an upright, single-trunk form with a neat pyramidal to conical crown when young. As it matures, the crown gradually becomes more rounded.

• Mature height: Approximately 30–40 feet

• Mature width: Approximately 20–25 feet

It can also be grown in a container while young, with appropriate space and care.

Shipping & Plant Care

• You will receive one live Magnolia 'Yellow Bird' tree.

• Shipping height is approximately 3–4 feet.

• The tree ships in a nursery pot.

• Your plant will be carefully packed for shipment.

• Unpack promptly after delivery and allow it time to acclimate.

• Some leaf changes may occur during transit.

• Flowering is seasonal, so your tree may not arrive with flowers.