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Myrica pensylvanica

Bayberry, Northern Bayberry, Candleberry

Pronunciation
MEER-ih-kuh pen-sill-VAN-ih-kuh
Family
Genus
Nativity

Eastern US, Newfoundland south to North Carolina

Growth Habit

Deciduous to semi-evergreen, upright rounded, and fairly dense shrub. Suckers and forms large colonies.

Hardiness
3
Culture

Thrives in poor, sterile, sandy soil as well as heavy clay soils

Facultative Status
Facultative
Landscape Use

Excellent plant for massing or borders. Could be integrated into foundation plantings or highway plantings. It is native to the Maryland- Delaware region.

Foliage

Dark green in summer

Buds

Buds are small, sessile, scaled.

Bark

Gray, pubescent stems.

Flower

yellowish and green

Fruit

Dioecious plant with dark blue/black fruit covered by a grey bloom.

Propagation

Seed, cuttings less successful.

Pests
None serious.
Cultivars

'Myda' - Female with heavy fruiting.

'Myriman' - Male counterpart.

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