Description

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Botanic Name (s): Morella pennsylvanica (syn. Myrica pennsylvanica)

Common Name(s): Northern bayberry, candleberry

Mature height :5-10′

Mature spread:5-10′

Flower Color/ Bloom Time : Yellow / March-April

Fruit: Bluish white / Sept-April

Fall Color:yellow

Sun Exposure: Full Sun Part Sun

Soil moisture: Dry Average Moist Wet

Soil Ph:5.1-6.5

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay

Sandy soil, coarse texture

Native Habitat: tidal and non tidal fresh and brackish marshes, swamps, sand flats, dunes

Notes: fragrant leaves, tends to sucker, waxy berries persist through winter, tolerates salinity to 20ppt

Berries used bya native Americans for candlemaking

Fragrant Erosion Control Flood Tolerant Deer Resistant

High Wildlife Value: SongbirdsGame Birds Small Mammals Waterfowl Herbal / Medicinal Uses

FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands

Native to Coastal Regions

Threatened / Endangered: New York, Ohio

Native Shrub