Northern Bayberry Shrub Is Myrica Pensylvanica
Northern Bayberry Shrub is an American native that is mutual depression temperature hardy inwards zones three to 7. The native diversity matures at 10 - 12 feet tall as well as wide. There are cultivated varieties/hybrids that rest smaller. This is a shrub that provides shelter, feeds wildlife, is tolerant of many soil types, is deer-resistant as well as volition tolerate full-sun to part-shade.
Northern Bayberry tin sack live on dandy for a larger landscaped expanse every bit it volition create suckers from the rootage as well as practise its ain large colony over time.
They volition driblet their leaves inwards the autumn as well as the blue-gray-toned berries that persist over the wintertime add together involvement to the wintertime landscape.
Ideal for woodland gardens, privacy screen, shrub borders as well as roadside planting, Sometimes labeled Waxmyrtle, Bayberry shrubs are slowly to detect inwards nurseries.
The leaves as well as berries are scented amongst the odor beingness familiar to anyone who has been or as well as then Bayberry candles.
Ohio State University mentions these compact hybrids: "‘Myda’ a heavy fruiting woman individual as well as her counterpart, ‘Myriman’. ‘Wildwood’ is a U.S. of A. National Arboretum pick offering first-class mutual depression temperature hardiness as well as slightly smaller establish growing to half-dozen feet. ‘Bobzam’, Bobbee™ is a Lake County Nursery introduction that nosotros grow at Secrest Arboretum. It is some other to a greater extent than compact, (6 ft.) cultivar offering leafage that is much larger, glossier, as well as wavy."
More information: Missouri Botanical Garden and
Ohio State Extension.