Scientific Name	Myrica cerifera
Description	The Wax Myrtle is native to damp areas of the eastern and southeastern USA. The Wax Myrtle is a large evergreen shrub with 1-4 inch long leaves with an elliptic shape. The Wax Myrtle has smooth grayish-green bark and the wood is soft and fine grained. From March- April the Wax Myrtle will produce small pale yellow-brown flowers and from September - October the Wax Myrtle produces berries which contain light green seeds that are covered with granules of bluish-white wax. The berries of a Wax Myrtle are eaten by about 40 species of birds and the wax from the berries is sometimes used in candles.
Growth Rate	4' Per Year
Evergreen or Deciduous*	Evergreen
Height Mature	13'
Width Mature	10'