![]() These persist throughout the winter providing beauty for our landscapes and food for all our wintering songbirds. In fall the females produce small round pewter-gray fruits that are densely clustered along the branches. The narrow wedge-shaped leaves are a lustrous olive green and if you look closely, you can see they are dotted on both the upper and lower surface with yellow and brownish resin glands that yield the spicy bayberry aroma when rubbed or crushed ( hmmm, that wonderful smell). All parts of the shrub are delightfully aromatic, with a strong bayberry fragrance. They offer a handsome fine-textured, billowy habit growing quickly to about 10 to 15’ in height but are capable of reaching 25’. Not only are Wax Myrtles a beautiful native evergreen (large shrub or small tree depending on how you prune it) but they are also tremendously adaptable and easy to grow. Our evergreen Wax Myrtle or Southern Bayberry ( Myrica cerifera) is handsome in every season of the year but it particularly sparkles in the winter after the leaves of deciduous trees have fallen leaving a gray and brown landscape. Fertilizing: Feed your Wax Myrtle with a general-purpose fertilizer in early spring for best results.Ĥ. Check for soil dryness about 2 to 3 inches down in the surrounding soil. Watering: Water your Don’s Dwarf regularly during the first growing season, about once per week or when the surrounding soil is dry. Finally, place your plant before back filling the soil and watering to settle its roots.Ģ. After you’ve selected a suitable location, dig a hole that’s two or three times the width of your shrub’s root ball. Planting: Your Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtle is easy to maintain but needs an area with well-drained soil and 4 to 8 hours of sunlight per day. Landscape perfection is just a click away – get our Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtle today! Wherever it’s planted, you’ll be pleased with its healthful, happy growth. Now, you’ll reap the rewards of our hard work in the most effortless, elegant way.įrom low-maintenance hedging to mass shrubbery, the Don’s Dwarf is one-of-a-kind. ![]() ![]() You get the absolute best results at your home because we’ve put in the extra work. The best part is our Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtle is planted, monitored, nurtured, and finally, shipped with the utmost care. Another benefit? The pleasant fragrance that emanates from its leaves when they’re crushed. And no specific soil is required since it acclimates so well to any type. Whether you plant Don’s as a shrub or small tree in your homescape, its smaller olive-green leaves and eye-catching volume shine. ![]() ![]() And even though it grows in a dwarf silhouette, it boasts a full, dense habit that’s ideal for hedging or growing as a specimen. With resistance to salt damage, disease and drought, Don’s Dwarf Wax Myrtle is one of the strongest, hardiest evergreen shrubs available. Hardy Strength and Tolerance Makes Don Easy to Grow ![]()
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