Myrica pensylvanica
bayberry
Notes:
Native mostly to coastal plain wetlands and nearby sites.
Leaves are not really that aromatic (unless crushed) due to having scent glands only on the undersides, as opposed to M. cerifera (wax-myrtle) which has them on both sides (source: Wikipedia).
Clay tolerance is debated (White Oak and Cal Poly vs. JerseyYards.org and the USDA).
Sources: White Oak, Sunset, Stoecklein, UConn, Rutgers, Missouri BG, Dirr, Cal Poly, USDA, JerseyYards.org, Bir.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
alkaline soil intolerant
aromatic foliage
aromatic twigs/bark
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
branches break
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
dioecious
drought tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
full sun preferred
habit:irregular
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
habit:vase
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
nitrogen fixing
persistence:deciduous
persistence:semievergreen
pest/disease free
roots:low damage potential
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
slow-growing
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:container
use:foundation
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:screen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant
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