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Wax myrtle, bayberry, California wax myrtle—Myrica spp.
Family Myricaceae (Sweetgale family)

Plant Identification

Myrica spp. are evergreen, semievergreen, or deciduous shrubs or trees.  Leaves are narrow and glossy.  Flowers are inconspicuous.  Fruit is coated with wax.  

Optimum conditions for growth

Myrica spp. are grown as screens or hedges.  They prefer areas with full sun and require moderate to regular water.  Bayberry is tolerant of poor, sandy soil. 

Leaves of wax myrtle
Leaves of wax myrtle
Pests and disorders of Myrica spp.

Invertebrates

Diseases

 

Environmental disorders

Weeds

Vertebrates

Wax myrtle
California wax myrtle, Myrica californica

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