Question: Hello, could you help me out with this shrub? I found it on a beach in Brooklyn, New York.
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Question
Hello, could you help me out with this shrub? I found it on a beach in Brooklyn, New York.
Answer
Dear Gardenbed, you have photographed Morella caroliniensis (small bayberry), the famous plant of bayberry candles. The fruits are wax-encrusted achenes that will generate a noticeable fragrance, as do the leaves and bark. This is a native member of the Myricaceae (bayberry family).
