Morella pensylvanica

Myricacea

Coastal Plain

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia

Medium Shrub

5 - 10ft

5 - 10ft

Green, Yellow

Berry; Blue, White

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist, Wet

March - April

tidal and nontidal fresh and brackish marshes and swamps, sand flats and dunes

fragrant leaves; tends to sucker and form large colonies; waxy berries persist through winter; tolerates salinity to 20 ppt; Often planted as an ornamental; many songbirds (notably myrtle warbler) and also ruffed grouse, bobwhite, and pheasant eat the fruits