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Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« on: January 14, 2023, 10:14:49 PM »
Anyone know of a source where I can get 25-50 or so plants?
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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2023, 04:51:54 PM »
Looks like I need to be in California for this one lol.

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2023, 07:14:58 PM »
Hey Ryan. So far the only thing I can find out here is 1gal and above. I plan on searching for more soon. I'll ask around and see if I can find some shippable seedlings. Oh btw, I added you on facebook - Mojo Fruits ;D

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2023, 07:26:32 PM »
Myrica cerifera is growing very well for me here in Southern CA. I have not looked for Myrica californica plants recently, recall it being more expensive and harder to find. The native plant movement in CA prices a premium on it.
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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2023, 07:54:44 PM »
Try Mahonia Nursery out of Salem, Oregon. Best wholesale prices ive seen for M. californica and the only website to bother updating their inventory for 2023. Availability and prices listed below from their current catalog. Only thing I couldnt confirm is if they ship out of state. Good luck

Botanical.:               Common:                  QTY:  AVL:    Size:      Price:
Myrica californica      Pacific Wax Myrtle      165   NOW    1 gal     $4.25
Myrica californica      Pacific Wax Myrtle      539   NOW    5 gal     $17.00

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2023, 08:41:53 PM »
Looks like I need to be in California for this one lol.

If you want to call evergreen nursery carmel valley road location in san diego and see if thry have it, I will go buy a few and send you some. 
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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2023, 12:25:27 AM »
Moosa Creek Nursery has/had them, also native west nursery has/had them but you need a contractor, landscape architect/architect license, etc to buy through them. Or you can request Walter Anderson to get you some as they go up and purchase lots of plants from San Marcos growers, which you can also buy from SMG directly but they also have prerequisites that are required before anybody could purchase.

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2023, 03:27:28 AM »
Looks like I need to be in California for this one lol.

If you want to call evergreen nursery carmel valley road location in san diego and see if thry have it, I will go buy a few and send you some.

Moon Valley bought them out, so that nursery is pretty cost prohibitive.  Really miss Evergreen

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2023, 02:38:10 PM »
Thanks for the pointers everyone. I'll see what I can do.

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2023, 03:24:18 PM »
I've got some big M californica trees on my land. Can send you seeds when they are in season if you are interested
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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2023, 08:11:28 PM »
Have you attempted grafting on Myrica pensylvanica? Can't find anything online about its compatibility with M. rubra, all focus on M. cerifera. Seems like a good spp. to try for cold hardiness?

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2023, 08:14:02 PM »
Glad I bought a nice stash of m. cerifera about a year ago. Nice sized for grafting now, and hardy plants.

I recommend you buy some m. cerifera seedlings and grow them out, and graft in summer. Just baby your new yangmei trees in the meantime.

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2023, 08:22:18 PM »
Would you folks suggest picking up some Myrica cerifera seedlings over Myrica californica?

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Re: Looking for bulk myrica Californica plants
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2023, 08:27:49 PM »
Have you attempted grafting on Myrica pensylvanica? Can't find anything online about its compatibility with M. rubra, all focus on M. cerifera. Seems like a good spp. to try for cold hardiness?
I have a plant but it got wrecked lol. I know it's cold hardy and all, but it really looks bad after we took that huge freeze. My other trees were all fine though...go figure. I'm glad cerifera does well in CA. as long as I can use a good quality rootstock we chilling. Got some cerifera from a friend! Just trying to get whatever I can find now. Things gonna go big soon...