Northern Bayberry
Morella pensylvanica (Mirb.) Kartesz - Bayberry family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Colonizing
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Northern Bayberry: Acrobasis comptoniella, Acronicta lanceolaria, Agonopterix walsinghamella, Ancylis subaequana, Apatelodes torrefacta, Aphelia alleniana, Archips myricana, Argyrotaenia repertana, Automeris io io, Callosamia promethea, Caloptilia flavella, Cameraria picturatella, Catocala badia, Catocala coelebs, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Dichomeris bipunctella, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Lymantria dispar, Melanchra assimilis, Nemoria lixaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nemoria rubrifrontaria, Olethreutes valdanum, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Parasa indetermina, Prolimacodes badia, Psilocorsis cryptolechiella, Rheumaptera hastata, Schizura concinna, Sphinx gordius, Sphinx luscitiosa, Strepsicrates smithiana, Synanthedon scitula, Syndemis afflictana
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia
- CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.