Ohio State University Plant Dictionary

Scientific Name:
Myrica pensylvanica

Family:
Northern Bayberry

Family:
Myricaceae

Description:
Cultivars of female plants of Northern Bayberry need to be selected not only for heavy fruit set, but for foliage that completely abscises in Autumn, rather than foliage that winterburns and then lingers throughout the Winter, to both improve the general appearance of the shrub, as well as to fully expose the silvery ornamental fruits.

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