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bayberry
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bayberry (bāˑ·ber·ē),
n Latin name:
Myrica cerifera; parts used: dried root bark, flowers; uses: diarrhea, jaundice, emetic, skin conditions, promotes healing of wounds; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children, hepatotoxicity. Also called
candleberry, myrica, wax myrtle, spicebush, sweet oak, tallow shrub, vegetable tallow, waxberry, or
wax myrtle.


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On one particularly crowded morning, I found myself sitting in an incredibly dense wax myrtle thicket with a maximum shot distance of 15 yards.
Wax Myrtle or Bayberry, Myrica cerifera, grows normally as a native American plant in forests, but nursery grown plants will provide a fast growing screen that spreads by underground shoots.
Plant regionally appropriate female shrubs and ornamental trees which provide fruits for birds on their winter and spring migrations - wax myrtle, yaupon holly, toyon.
 
 
 
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