Wax myrtle tree

Update April 27, 2013 : See also this subsequent post regarding the management of wax myrtle trimmings. In a posting last September , I...

...avoid planting annuals and perennials around the roots of this plant. Root disturbance or injury results in numerous suckers...

The benefits of planting a Wax Myrtle hedge in your yard go well beyond only providing privacy! When we first moved into our house in the August of 2015, we didn’t spend a tremendous amount o…

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Legacy Landscapes Waco on Instagram: “Planted some quick-growing Wax Myrtle trees along this fence to provide privacy in a client’s backyard. A line of trees makes the wooden…”

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In this post from about a year ago, I introduced the Texas Wax Myrtle as one of my favorite landscaping plants. It's native, it's almost i...

So, this week marks the one-year anniversary of Operation Home! Crazy, right??! In this time span, I’ve published 127 posts including this one. That’s 127 posts mostly containing craft…

Wax myrtle is a fast-growing, hardy native plant that can take tough conditions - heat, cold, wet and even salty areas. Read all about it!

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A fast-growing shrub or small tree, great for screening.

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Tree Stories -- Wax Myrtle—A quiet Survivor Many of us have spent recent weeks watching trees and other landscape plants for signs of life. Some are almost back to normal, but many are slow to recover. We’ve given up on a few and piled their branches for trash day. Our magnificent magnolias, and ev

Here is your guide to caring for crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), a classic with showy summer flowers, attractive bark, and brilliant fall color.

Crape myrtles are popular in our region of the mid to lower South and rightfully so. Unlike the in vogue nature of plants such as Bradford ...

Wax Myrtle Tree These trees are wonderful smelling trees, sometimes know by "Southern bayberry" or "candleberry" trees. These trees are heat tolerant and drought tolerant. The tree's fruit, grows in clusters during the colder season, and attracts many beautiful birds. The fruit can be boiled and the wax can be collected to make candles with the most calming aroma.These rapid-growing shrubs can grow up to 5 feet per year, and reach full grown heights upwards of 20 feet with an equivalent…

Wax myrtles were once prized for their wax to make candles, on your solution for Florida-Friendly gardening from the University of Florida's Center for Land Use Efficiency.

Select a male and female plant to produce the ornamental waxy-blue berries; the berries are a high energy food source for birds; tolerant of wet or dry, infertile soil; aromatic foliage repels insects; used to make candles; an overal great choice.

Wax Myrtle with pink muhly grass