The northern bayberry is a dense, rounded, deciduous shrub that grows 6 to 8 feet tall. The leathery, grayish-green leaves are aromatic when crushed. It prefers full sun and moist, sandy, acidic soils; however, it adapts to a range of soil conditions, including clay. It's tolerant of drought, erosion, high winds, salt spray, poor soils, and wet conditions. It tends to sucker and form colonies.
 
Plant Characteristics:
Grows 6-8' tall and 5-10' wide.
 
Prefers full sun and tolerates part shade.
 
Prefers well-drained, moist, sandy soils but adapts to clay and other soils. Tolerates occasional dry or wet conditions. 
 
Blooms in May with yellowish-green, non-showy catkins.  If pollinaated, female plants produce grayish-white, waxy-coated, round drupes in late summer that persist until April. The waxy coating on the fruit is aromatic.
 
Two plants are required for fruit.
 
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