southern bayberry Myricaceae Morella caroliniensis

Leaf:Alternate, evergreen, simple, fragrant (but less so than M. cerifera), elliptical to oblanceolate in shape, 4+ inches long and over an inch wide, toothed, dark green and waxy-shiny above, pale green below, yellow resin dots on lower surface only.
Flower:Species is dioecious; both male and female flowers are small (1/2 inch), appearing as catkins in the leaf axils in spring.
Fruit:Round, waxy bluish-white drupes (1/4 inch in diameter), appearing in clusters on short stalks.
Twig:Slender and brittle, covered with brown pubescence, becoming smooth and gray-brown with age.
Bark:Thin and smooth, gray-brown.
Form:A shrub to 10 feet tall, often multi-stemmed and growing in clusters, generally rounded or irregular in shape, with a crooked or twisting bole.

Notes: