![]() ![]() If you are unhappy with your order for any reason you agree to contact us as soon as possible. We reserve the right to delay shipping due to extreme heat or cold. Once your order is shipped, we offer no cancellation refund at all. Carlo’s Plant Farm agrees to assist the customer in filling out the form. If the order is damaged in any way during shipping, the customer agrees to file an insurance claim. The customer assumes all risk of loss or damage once USPS takes possession. All orders are insured against damage or loss. Terms of the sale: The customer agrees to all the following when purchasing from Carlo’s Plant Farm. ![]() Please read the following terms of the sale completely: After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. This easy-to-grow evergreen shrub needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. Growth is approximately 3-5 feet per year.Īmount of Sunlight: Full sun/ partial sun Fertilize and achieving desired shape requires pruning. This salt tolerant evergreen shrub is used as a fast growing hedge or privacy screen. Pictures used for this web store depict mature plants of the correct species. Caution: California Bay Laurel is the main host of Sudden Oak Death syndrome make sure to inquire about the source and the health of the stock when purchasing these plants.These starter plants are less than 12 inches tall when we ship them. The leaves are extremely aromatic and can be used (in moderation) as a cooking herb. It can be grown in sun or shade and can be clipped into a hedge. It is a relatively slow growing, gumdrop shaped shrub to 25 ft (8m) high and wide, but may become a tree, to 75 ft. It is found near the southern Oregon Coast and in California. Other names include: Myrtle (Oregon, Pacific, Black, White, Yellow) Laurel (California, Coos Bay, Mountain) Bay (Laurel or Tree or Green Bay) Cinnamon Bush, Pepperwood, Spice Tree, California Sassafras or California Olive. WTU Herbarium Image Collection, Plants of Washington, Burke MuseumĮ-Flora BC, Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British ColumbiaĬalifornia Bay Laurel, Umbellularia californica, is another good evergreen for screening. Use by Wildlife: The fruit is eaten by many kinds of birds, most notably the “Myrtle” (Yellow-rumped) Warbler, but only in small quantities. ![]() Although the wood is reported to be heavy, very hard, strong, brittle and close-grained, this species is different than the Oregon Myrtlewood, Umbellularia californica, (AKA California Bay Laurel) used for artistic endeavors found in gift shops all along the Oregon coast. A gray-brown or maroon-purple dye may be obtained from the berries. Use by People: Although Pacific Wax Myrtle is related to the Northern Bayberry, attempts at boiling the fruit to extract wax produces so little, to make it hardly worthwhile. Layering in the spring is the quickest method. Heel cuttings of half-ripe wood in July or August reportedly have fair to good success. Propagation: Seeds collected in fall should be abraded or soaked in warm water to remove the waxy coating they then require 3 months stratification at 40✯ (4✬). Wax Myrtle also is able to fix-nitrogen in association with the bacteria, Frankia sp., making this shrub especially useful for habitat restoration in soils with low fertility. ![]() It is an ideal choice for coastal plantings due to its tolerance to salt spray. Several can be trimmed into a hedge or it can be mixed with other evergreens to create an informal screen. In the Landscape: The Pacific Wax Myrtle is our best native shrub for screening. The flowers are tiny, but the fruit is attractive in clusters of dark purple, bumpy berries. Wetland Designation: FACW, Facultative wetland, it usually occurs in wetlands but occasionally occurs in non-wetlands.ĭiagnostic Characters: The leaves of Pacific Wax Myrtle are a bright, glossy green with black dots, pleasantly aromatic, pointed at the tip, with occasional teeth along the margins. Habitat: It flourishes near the coast, along streams and on sand dunes. G rowth: It grows at a moderate rate to 10-30 feet (3-10m) tall and wide, growing the tallest away from fierce sea winds. Distribution of Pacific Wax Myrtle from USDA Plants Databaseĭistribution: Pacific Wax Myrtle is found along the Pacific coast from Gray’s Harbor, Washington to southern California, with an isolated population on Vancouver Island. ![]()
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