Myrica californica
California wax myrtle is an evergreen large shrub to small tree, commonly 10 to 20 feet tall and capable of more in favorable sites, with a dense, upright habit and aromatic, glossy dark green lance-shaped leaves. It can be maintained as a clipped hedge or screen or allowed to grow into a multi-stemmed small tree, and it produces small purplish, waxy fruit valued by birds. It accepts full sun to partial shade and is adaptable to a range of soils, taking moderate water and tolerating coastal conditions and some wind. Use it for evergreen screens, hedges, windbreaks, and habitat plantings, particularly in coastal and woodland-edge landscapes.