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California Wax Myrtle (Morella Californica) Native Growing Regions: California Oregon Washington

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Morella
• Family: Myricaceae
• Order: Myricales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Perennial
• Growth Habit: Tree Shrub
• Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• Allelopath: No
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: Yes
• Fall Conspicuous: Yes
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Dark Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Moderate
• Foliage Texture: Coarse
• Fruit/Seed Color: Blue
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes
• Growth Form: Multiple Stem
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 30
• Height Mature (feet): 33
• Leaf Retention: Yes
• Lifespan: Long
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Nitrogen Fixation: Low
• Resprout Ability: Yes
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: None
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: Yes
• Drought Tolerance: Low
• Fertility Requirement: Low
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 240
• Hedge Tolerance: Low
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 6
• pH (Maximum): 7.5
• Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 700
• Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1700
• Precipitation (Minimum): 40
• Precipitation (Maximum): 70
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 20
• Salinity Tolerance: High
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): 22
• Bloom Period: Early Summer
• Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: Yes
• Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: Yes
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 22000
• Seed Spread Rate: Slow
• Seedling Vigor: Low
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

California Wax Myrtle (Morella Californica)

Morella Californica, or more commonly know as California Wax Myrtle, is a tree shrub with dark green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Morella. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 33 feet at maturity. It’s duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during early summer and is intolerant of shade. Morella Californica or California Wax Myrtle‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.

Tags: Dark Green, Dicot, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Moderate, Morella, Multiple Stem, Myricaceae, Myricales, Perennial, Tree Shrub

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