California Bayberry, Pacific Wax Myrtle Myrica californica

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Botanical Name:

Myrica californica

Family:

Myricaceae

Genus:

Myrica

Species:

californica

Common Name:

California Bayberry, Pacific Wax Myrtle

Seeds Per Pound:
32,300
Quantity:
0.66 lb
Germination:
63%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
97%
Height:
20-30 ft
Collection Locale:
Washington
Crop Year:
2023
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.66 lb
Prices
  • Myrica californica

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$7.95
1 oz (~ 2019 seeds)
$50.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: remove all wax from seed, wash in warm detergent water to completely get the wax off, rinse 3 times.
Stratification: cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: can be fall sown without stratification.
Myrica californica ( California Bayberry , California Wax Myrtle or Pacific Wax Myrtle ; syn. Gale californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene, Morella californica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wilbur) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Pacific Ocean coast of North America from Vancouver Island south to California as far south as the Long Beach area.