Morella cerifera
(Myrica cerifera)

wax myrtle, southern bayberry

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, PLANTS

Characteristics

Height: 6-15'
Spread: 6-15'
Flowers: Mar.-Jun.; yellowish-green
Fruit: Sept.-Apr.; bluish white; berry
Fall color: evergreen in southern areas

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.5-7
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Salinity: 0-10 ppt

Habitat

tidal and nontidal fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, sandy dune swales, upland hardwood forests

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD

Wildlife

*

Notes

fragrant; loses leaves north and west of Ches. Bay, MD north; may reach 30 feet; can be pruned as hedge; nitrogen fixer; tolerates salinity to 10 ppt

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1230.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004