Southern Wax Myrtle Full Size?
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Comments (1)Hi Lisa. I'm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and although it is hot and humid here in the summer I think it's a little less torrid than it is down there. Last fall I planted two southern bayberry (Myrica caroliniensis) because they're native here and I knew they'd stand up to the humid heat. Mine are still young but are growing gangbusters. Those that I see growing wild by the side of the road can get to be a good 10'-12' tall and perhaps half to 2/3 as wide. I can't really comment on foliage drop due to lack of experience, although mine have experienced nearly none. We had a mild winter (only a week or so of 10 degrees; rest of the time in the 30s), over all, and mine came through with flying colors, hanging onto their leaves when other evergreens (like my inkberries and baby loblolly pines) suffered from wind burn. I don't plan to prune mine for height, as I want a privacy screen and a wind/dust break (next door neighbor likes to disk his property, creating clouds of dust). I know that they do well on our sandy soils (you mentioned that they grow well near your island home); do you have the infamous Georgia clay at your 1st home? If your drainage is good I imagine that they'll thrive. I think that they're terrific additions to our hedgerow!...See MoreWax myrtle advice needed
Comments (5)I am, by no means, an expert on this shrub, but I have a great number of them on my property, all having grown in wild. They tend to grow on the edges of woodland, which says to me that they need some sun. I see them in my neighborhood in full sun, and in our area, that's ALOT of sun. The most common way of pruning and shaping them here is to arborize them: choose a few large stems that are growing in pleasing angles, and then remove all the branches on them from the ground up to the desired height. Remove all the other stems by cutting them to the ground. The ones around our area that get regular shearing look unpleasantly wild and very woolly (in my opinion). I would give the plant time to form its own natural crown. It won't take long. I assume you know that they sucker quite alot, which is the only reason I leave them in wild situations. They are very attractive shrubs otherwise....See MoreAdvice on Morella cerifera (Wax Myrtle)
Comments (1)Gegaron, I know that feeling of wanting a very specific plant. I looked at Las Pilitas, http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/myrica-californica, they have quite a few listed in production, you might contact them and see if there are any available to ship yet. I could have sworn I saw some gallon size containers at the Cambria Nursery when I was looking at their natives today, you might give them a call and see if they'll ship. http://www.cambrianursery.com/ Good luck!...See MoreSouthern Wax Myrtle
Comments (8)I had two and would say that full sun is best. I liked mine a lot when I had them. However, even though they are supposed to be native and came recommended specifically for our yard by a local native plant expert, the two I had died in the drought two years ago. They'd been planted in 1998 so were well-established too. They were growing on thin caliche soil. If you have caliche, make sure you water them when it doesn't rain....See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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