Morella pensylvanica

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Northern Bayberry

NE Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2026

  • Deciduous shrub; 3-12ft tall, usually on the shorter side of its height range

  • Dioecious; male and female flowers, both inconscpicuous catkins, form on separate plants; foliage turns orange to burgundy in fall

  • Berries are an important food source for migrating birds and are eaten by Scarlet Tanagers, Tree Swallows, Eastern Bluebirds, Eastern Maadowlarks, Yellow Rumped Warblers and more

  • Host plant to the Columbia Silkmoth

  • Versatile shrub that can tolerate various soils, drought, wet conditions, salt and erosion; a good species for woodland gardens, privacy hedges, and near roadsides or parking lots (due to its salt tolerance)

Size:

Northern Bayberry

NE Ecotype (Grown from Seed)

*Seedling stock expected by 2026

  • Deciduous shrub; 3-12ft tall, usually on the shorter side of its height range

  • Dioecious; male and female flowers, both inconscpicuous catkins, form on separate plants; foliage turns orange to burgundy in fall

  • Berries are an important food source for migrating birds and are eaten by Scarlet Tanagers, Tree Swallows, Eastern Bluebirds, Eastern Maadowlarks, Yellow Rumped Warblers and more

  • Host plant to the Columbia Silkmoth

  • Versatile shrub that can tolerate various soils, drought, wet conditions, salt and erosion; a good species for woodland gardens, privacy hedges, and near roadsides or parking lots (due to its salt tolerance)

Details

  • Yellow

  • Summer, Fall

  • Orange, Burgundy

  • 3-12ft

  • Medium

  • Full, Partial

  • Columbia Silkmoth

  • FAC - occurs in both wetlands and non-wetlands

  • 120 days of cold stratification required; best planted outdoors in the fall