Details for: NSL 439945, Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small, 'WILDWOOD'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Cultivar:
'WILDWOOD'
Origin:
Developed – New Jersey, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Cultivar:
'WILDWOOD'
Origin:
Developed – New Jersey, United States
Received by NPGS:
31 Mar 2004
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed
PRE 1993.
New Jersey, United States

Donated
2004.
New Jersey, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'WILDWOOD'
Type: Cultivar name

9064233
Type: Institute identifier

NSL 439945
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Wildwood bayberry is an erect shrub with exceptionally good tolerance to salt spray. On coastal sand dunes, it will probably not exceed 1.8 m in height, while inland will grow to heights up to 2.4 m. Wildwood is a crooked multi-stemmed shrub with dark green foliage; leaves alternate, simple, serrated, elliptic-obovate, and about 3.8 cm long. Both leaves and fruit of Wildwood bayberry have a distinct appealing aroma; oils can be extracted from both to scent candles, potpourris, etc. Its waxy gray-white clusters of fruit are 3.5-4.5 mm in diameter and develop from inconspicuous flowers which bloom in early spring from second year stems. Male and female catkins are produced by separate plants, but the fruit only forms on the female plants. The fruit will remain attached to the stem well in to the winter. Once established, the shrub will slowly spread vegetatively by rhizomes as well as viable seeds, forming dense thickets. The root system has nitrogen bearing nodules attached to it which aid in the plants development by synthesizing nitrogen for the plant to utilize; this characteristic helps wildwood survive in stressed environments such as coastal sand dunes. Essential and versatile plant for stabilizing coastal sand dunes and excellent late winter leaf and fruit retention for wildlife. Other uses include windbreak, erosion control and landscape hedge.
Morella caroliniensis (Mill.) Small
Genus:
Morella
Family:
Myricaceae
Nomen number:

417146
Place of publication:

Fl. s.e. U.S. 337, 1329. 1903 "carolinensis"
Verified:
09/05/2000 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Myrica caroliniensis Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Myrica heterophylla Raf.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishevergreen bayberry as Myrica heterophylla1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Myrica heterophylla
Englishwax-myrtle as Myrica heterophylla1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Myrica heterophylla
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Pedigree
Description:
Wildwood bayberry originates from a cross of 4 superior strains selected from an assembly of 86 total accessions. The 4 strains were from New Jersey and North Carolina are presently recommended for use within zones 5a-8b.