Why Plant Northern Bayberry?
With its dense, twiggy branches, Northern Bayberry is just what birds are looking for when they want to start a family! Plant it in masse, and you’ll encourage songbirds to nest in your yard. In fall, you’ll have more activity in your Bayberry bushes when female plants bear their nutritious fruits, and the birds come flocking. Sweet, perky Yellow-rumped Warblers (known affectionately to birders as “butter butts”) are first in line. They rely on the high-fat berries to fuel their fall migration. This species mostly hugs the Atlantic coastline and is present from Canada to North Carolina. It provides wonderful rest stops for birds migrating via the Atlantic flyway. The deep green foliage is semi-evergreen and turns a deep burgundy in fall. An added bonus? The foliage is highly fragrant, which deters deer from munching on it!
How to use Northern Bayberry in the landscape?
The Northern Bayberry is wonderful when planted together to create a fragrant privacy screen. Or, plant them in containers to decorate porches and patios, where they will infuse your seating areas with their clean, sweet scent. Another option is to plant in locations to help abate soil erosion, or in a place near a road where there may be salt runoff in winter. You can use the waxy berries to make superb smelling soaps and candles, as the American settlers did, or just crush some of its leaves to take in the beauty of this natural fragrance!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
How To Plant Northern Bayberry
Northern Bayberry prefers to be planted in a location with full sun to part shade. When it comes to soil needs, this is one tough nut! It can thrive in poor soils where others fail. Of course, it will do best when in a location with a rich, moist but well draining soil.
How To Water
When first planted, water your Northern Bayberry well. They can thrive under damp conditions, but as they become established, they won't need to be watered as often.
How To Fertilize
When planting your Northern Bayberry, it's best to fertilize with our Bower & Branch Elements Starter Plant Food to ensure it has all it needs as it gets established. You should then fertilize in early spring each year.
How To Prune
Pruning needs on your Northern Bayberry are minimal. If shaping is needed, you can do so in early spring, before your Bayberry begins to leaf out!
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
