New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Morella pensylvanica | Accepted |
| Myrica pensylvanica | Synonym |
| Morella x macfarlanei | Synonym |
| Myrica x macfarlanei | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 12 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 8 to 15 feet |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Semi-evergreen Deciduous Fragrant |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous Blooms on old wood |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Will Naturalize |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Flood Resistant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Dioecious |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Dec 28, 2017 10:19 PM I've seen lots of wild Northern bayberry shrubs around the shore of central & southern Delaware. Many homeowners there that keep a natural beach landscape keep the wild plants in their yard, along with Adams-needle Yuccas, Beach Plums, and Groundselbush. This species is native to the coastal area of New England, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia to just over the North Carolina border, and in southern Pennsylvania and near Lake Eire in northwest PA & northeast OH, growing in swamps, tidal marshlands, dunes, lakeshores, and banks of watercourses and ponds. It loves acid, sandy soil but does well also in heavy clay soils. It is sold by many nurseries. Landscape designers use it in estates, parks, public places, campuses, at shopping centers, office parks, and such. I only see very few in most homeowner yards, as they don't know it. The female plants bear the gray, waxy berries that are loved by birds. it does fix nitrogen to the soil. It grows about 1.5 feet/year and is easy to transplant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant 5 |
