Myrica cerifera ‘Luray’ Reference and pu-erh on Earth comes

and pu-erh on Earth comes from a single species

a tall hedge

Hardy in zones 7 to 9

a living piece of Southern botanical history

Myrica cerifera ‘Luray’ Reference and pu-erh on Earth comesSouthern wax myrtle, long known as Myrica cerifera and now often placed in the genus Morella, is one of the most useful evergreens of the Southeast, a fast, aromatic large shrub or small tree of the coastal plain. 'Luray' is a male clone selected in Hampton County, South Carolina, by the plantsman Bob McCartney for a notably dense habit and a compact, semi dwarf form. Brush the olive green leaves and a clean, resinous, bay like scent rises, the same