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Free source of wax for candles making. | (Read 1080 times) |
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pixelphoto
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June 22, 2007, 07:34:02 AM |
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I know you are probably thinking a bee hive but this is even better cause I dont get stung LOL 
Bayberry trees or Wax Mrytles if you are in the south are two trees that create berrys covered in a wax like coating that can be used to make bright clean burning candles.
Wax Mrytles grow mostly in the Southern U.S. Zones 7-10 and are extremely drought tolerant all others would want to look at the Norther Bayberry.
You do need both mae and female plants to create the berries.
I thought this was pretty cool for Earth Day this year I was given about a dozen free trees or so. 4 of them were Wax Myrtles or Bayberry trees for you folks from the north. Anyway they are an evergreen and they produce little clusters of berries. You can cook down the berries to get a wax coating off of them to make candles. Heres an article I got online about how to do this. I thought this is cool a free source of wax growing in my own backyard.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/carolina/96655
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kelda
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February 19, 2008, 07:19:51 PM |
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Wow, what a great idea: to grow a local source of wax for candles! I read the article, and that talked mostly about the southeast-native plant. But there's also the Pacific Wax Myrtle, Myrica Californica. A quick search and I found out that wax can be made from those berries as well.
Does anyone have experience? How many berries per tree per candle?
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