It is almost unbelievable, but there is already Christmas inventory on store shelves in Tallahassee. Granted, the holiday is only three and a half months away and those who procrastinate may need ...

Growth habit: A multitrunked semi-evergreen forming a rounded large shrub to small tree; grows to 20 feet ... Major problems: Wax myrtles have several diseases that cause die-back and cankers ...

Wax myrtle, Myrica cerifiera, is a frost hardy, multi-trunked, evergreen shrub that may be pruned into a small, single-trunked tree ... and marshes throughout Florida in zones 7 to 11.

One good choice is the wax myrtle, a native Florida plant. It is a small tree or large shrub which can be grown anywhere in the state and can produce copious volumes of berries which remain on the ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Southern waxmyrtle has multiple, twisted trunks with smooth, light gray ...

Growing a natural privacy screen doesn't need to be difficult or take forever if you choose the right tree. The best choice for your yard might be the wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), a broadleaf ...

The wax myrtle was also esteemed for its medicinal properties. Root bark from the tree was used as a curative for a number of ailments. A tea made from the leaves was thought to relieve an ...

Trees that can take wet soils or occasional freshwater flooding are bald cypress, pond cypress, live oak, river birch, sweetbay magnolia, Florida maple, black gum and wax myrtle. Instead of ...

It’s hard to avoid wax myrtle, a multi-stemmed, shrubby, evergreen tree that’s native from New Jersey south to Florida and Texas. Called wax myrtle because female specimens bear multitudes of ...

Wax myrtle is native from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas ... offers free literature on pruning and planting shrubs and trees. The office has moved to 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., ...