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. Its 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.
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Bayberry, Northern, Myrica pennsylvanica
We will receive our bare root order from a partner nursery in Michigan in late March. Orders placed now will be reserved for pickup starting when we open April 3.