Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Fast evergreen native with aromatic bayberry foliage and waxy gray fruit on female plants. Classic Texas screen that fixes nitrogen and feeds birds.
Landscape use
Evergreen screens, wildlife hedges, wet-to-dry transitions, and large native borders.
Care
Full sun to part shade. Tolerates wet or dry once established but prefers some moisture. Shear as hedge or limbed into multi-trunk small tree. Plant both sexes for fruit.