Myrica cerifera mi - RY - ka ser - IF - er - a COMMON NAME: Wax Myrtle FORM: aromatic shrub or small tree as clumps of trunks up to 25’ in height Arrangement: alternate Composition: simple Margin: serrated toward the tip Veins: pinnate Leaf: length 3”, width ½”

Leaf: oblong-lanceolate shape with acute tip Flower: not showy FRUIT: waxy 1/8” bluish-gray fruit attached to the twigs, glandular and smell like bayberry when crushed Exposure: sun, part shade Use: hedge, border Zones 7-10

Myrica cerifera