The small quantity, weak structural quality and scarcity of bayberry wax would make pure bayberry wax candles a bit of a non-starter. But fortunately, it plays well with other waxes such as bee ...

Myrica pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry, is a more cold-hardy species and the source of wax for bayberry candles. Propagation is by seeds, which germinate easily and rapidly, tip cuttings ...

but the scent generally comes from an essential oil or candle scent that is added to candle wax just before it’s poured into a mold. Rarely are pure bayberry candles found in stores anymore ...

Probably a good thing, although we didn’t know it then: it takes fifteen pounds of the berries to yield a pound of wax. Unless you were well off or could make them yourselves, bayberry candles ...

We often gather these fragrant berries and use them in arrangements with bayberry candles. They keep well dried, lasting for years. They also look great glued to swags or wreaths. The wax from ...

One of our most common and valuable native shrubs is the wax myrtle (Morella cerifera, formerly Myrica cerifera), which is sometimes called southern bayberry. This multi-trunked evergreen grows ...

The best choice for your yard might be the wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), a broadleaf evergreen tree native to the U.S.