{"product_id":"myrica-californica-pacific-wax-myrtle","title":"Morella californica, Pacific Wax Myrtle","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field field-name-field-botanical-name field-type-computed field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorella californica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis tall evergreen shrub or small tree 15- 30' tall is one of the most popular and easily grown native shrubs. Its handsome deep-green leaves, quick growth, and pyramidal shape make it a great candidate for a privacy hedge. It is wonderful for drawing birds to the garden..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacific wax myrtle is adaptable to many soils and can handle summer drought or areas with consistently moist soil. Its small, dry, black berries are a draw for cedar waxwings and sparrows, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is being used a great deal for hedges, but frequently being planted much too closely, sometimes as close as 4' apart. At least 8' is required, or more. In \"old-growth \u003ci\u003eMorella \u003c\/i\u003eforests,\" in the Pt Reyes Seashore, the trees can grow 60' tall, creating a beautiful rich brown mulch, two feet in depth. We sometimes use this mulch to nurse other plants through the drought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/1689\/1779\/products\/myrica_californica-640h.jpg?v=1602199070\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Larner Seeds","offers":[{"title":"packet","offer_id":57796381507928,"sku":"myrcal-pkt","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/3044\/8216\/files\/myrica.jpg?v=1784877473","url":"https:\/\/gordanshop.com\/products\/myrica-californica-pacific-wax-myrtle","provider":"GorDanShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}