Scientific name: Myrica cerifera
Pronunciation: MEER-ih-kuh ser-IF-er-uh
Characteristics: Height: 15 to 25 feet
Spread: 20 to 25 feet
Light requirement: full sun, partial sun or partial shade, shade tolerant
Flower color: green
Leaf type and persistence: evergreen, fragrant
Landscape use: Very tough and easily-grown, Southern Waxmyrtle can tolerate a variety of landscape settings from full sun to partial shade, wet swamplands or high, dry and alkaline areas. Growth is thin in total shade. It is also very salt-tolerant (soil and aerosol), making it suitable for seaside applications. It is adapted to parking lot and street tree planting, especially beneath powerlines, but branches tend to droop toward the ground, possibly hindering flow of vehicular traffic if not properly trained and pruned. Set them back from the road if used as a street tree so drooping branches will not hinder traffic.
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