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Wax myrtle, Morella cerifera, is a small tree

which grows mostly in the Southeastern

United States and north up to New Jersey.

Tarrant Co., Texas

Leaves of Wax myrtle are glossy yellow

green, 2-4 inches long, and slender.

Tarrant Co., Texas

The bark of Morella cerifera is gray,

almost silver and white horizontal

lenticals (the little white stripes).

Tarrant Co., Texas

Often shrubby, the long lived Wax

mrytles have long slender branches

and are usually multi-trunked.

Travis Co., Texas

Morella cerifera is typically less than 10

feet tall and is shade intolerant.

Travis Co., Texas