Bayberry

Tagged as: Trees and Shrubs That Attract Birds, Intermediate Sized, Plants for Shady Sites, Plants Tolerant of Wet Sites, Salt-Tolerant Trees and Shrubs

Botanical Name: Myrica pensylvanica

Common Name: Bayberry

Updated 11/2012

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Height:  6-10'  Spread:  6-10'  Habit/Form:  Upright  Growth Rate:  Medium  Zone:  3-6

Cultural Requirements:  Sun to part shade; tolerant of dry soils; semi-evergreen foliage; gray waxy fruit on female plants.

Ornamental Characteristics: Semi-evergreen foliage; gray waxy fruit on female plants

Uses in the Landscape:  Can be used in a shrub border, in mass or as a screen.

Birds Attracted:  85+ species, including warblers, titmouse, vireo, chickadee, and tree swallow

Plant Appeal for Birds:  Fruits persist into winter; shelter

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low exposed areas.

Plant tolerant of occasional or temporary flooding

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