Botanical Name: Myrica gale
Common Name:
Family: Myricaceae
Distribution/Origin: North America and Europe
Leaf/Bud: deciduous, simple, whorled, 2-5cm long, obolanceolate, finely toothed margin, red petiole, leaf had resinous scent
Flower/Inflorescence: red and yellow catkin, scaled
Fruit/Seed: small drupe
Stem/Bark: bright red petiole, brown bark stems
Size: height 6ft, spread 2ft
Habit: upright
Form: erect
Culture: grows in acidic peat bogs, roots fix nitrogen in order to deal with bad growing conditions
Landscape Use: deciduous shrub
Notes: leaf oils used for insect repellent, medicinal uses
Notes: leaf oils used for insect repellent, medicinal uses