The wax myrtle is a beautiful native evergeen tree to the southeast. This popular plant has an attractive rounded form and is commonly used in landscaping as both a small tree or kept pruned as shrubs. Three features make the wax myrtle a popular ornamental: it has dense attractive evergreen foliage; it is a fast grower; and it responds well to pruning.

Wax myrtle is a vigorous and easy to grow plant that succeeds under a wide range of conditions. We use it to create wildlife-friendly screens and hedges that provide food and shelter that you'll enjoy as much as the local critters. This plant can be pruned and even sheared to encourage dense foliage and to maintain formal shapes. Untrimmed the trees have interesting open natural form that allows for enjoyment of the attractive irregular shapes of multiple trunks (prune away the numerous suckers that are produced to keep your wax myrtle from forming a thicket).

Wax myrtle is the perfect plant for stream banks and lakesides that are prone to intermittent flooding and drought due to fluctuation of water levels. Wet or dry this talented plant is always happy and looking fine.