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7 lut 2019 · Southern Waxmyrtle is very tough and easily grown and can tolerate a variety of landscape settings from full sun to partial shade, wet swamplands or high, dry and alkaline areas. Growth is thin...
1 maj 2023 · Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is a small, broadleaf evergreen shrub that makes an excellent addition to almost any landscape. In the South they're popular grown as hedges, but these attractive trees can also be used as specimens. Read here about growing tips for wax myrtle trees and shrubs.
Myrica cerifera is a small evergreen tree or large shrub native to North and Central America and the Caribbean. Its common names include southern wax myrtle, southern bayberry, candleberry, bayberry tree, and tallow shrub. It has uses in the garden and for candlemaking, as well as a medicinal plant.
General Information. Scientific name: Morella cerifera. Pronunciation: more-EL-la ser-IF-er-uh. Common name(s): waxmyrtle, Southern waxmyrtle, southern bayberry. Family: Myricaceae. USDA hardiness zones: 7B through 11 (Fig. 2)
This large shrub is usually about 10 to 15 feet high and wide; sometimes to 20 feet high and even to about 30 feet high. It makes a great evergreen screen and can be limbed up by pruning to make a nice small tree with nice gray bark. There are a number of compact and dwarf cultivars available.
Southern wax myrtle is an incredibly tough evergreen when grown in the Southern climates where it is best suited. This North American native can be grown as a large shrub (pruning or hedging to size) or allowed to develop into a small tree.
