Wax Myrtle

Myrica cerifera

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	7-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Leaves	Evergreen
Height	9.0-14.0m
Cultivation details
Layer	Trees
Growth	Fast
1000 Seed Weight (g)	6.2
Uses
Utility	Dye, Hedgerow, Wax, Lumber, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit
Edible uses	Condiment, Tea
Medicinal	True
Names
Alternate name	Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Wax Myrtle, Wax myrtle, Candle-berry, Bayberry Wild Cinnamon
Taxonomy
Family	Myricaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	North America, Central America, Caribbean, Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panamá, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Turks-Caicos Is., Virginia
Introduced into	Hawaii, Illinois
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Created: 2020-11-13 18:51:42 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:29:09 UTC by andrew-haupt

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