| Common Name: Waxmyrtle |
| Family: Myricaceae |
| Zone: 7 - 10 |
| Average Size: 15' H x 12' W |
Identification:
- Dense mounding habit, usually multiple stems
- Simple leaf, narrowly oblanceolate and irregular; entire or toothed margin
- Dotted with yellow resin glands above and below; aromatic; evergreen
- Small fruit clustered along stem and crusted with a white wax on female plants
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| Notes: The Southern Waxmrytle is a large native shrub found growing in thickets, woodlands, near swamplands and open fields. It thrives in full sunlight or partial shade, but is tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions. In the landscape it has been used as a small evergreen tree, but continual suckering requires frequent pruning and it may be considered a maintenance issue. The Southern Waxmyrtle is probably more suited in a shrubby form as a hedge or screen. |
| Campus Location: Renewable Natural Resources, south lawn |
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