Hi Sam,
No experience with Don's Dwarf. I grow the regular wax myrtle.

Many plants look gangly in their 'adolescence'. I think one reason why Koehne hollies, for example, are not more popular is because they just look gangly when small sitting in the nursery. But if you ever saw a large tree, you'd wonder why in the world more people don't grow them.

I'm sure with a good growing season or two, yours will put on lots of dense growth. I'm not sure where in Maryland you live, but you may need to protect them the first winter or two with something that will keep the snow loads from breaking them.

I don't know anything about that cultivar, but those look find for rooted cuttings that size. I suspect they all look about the same until they get growing.

...deep the snow loads from breaking them dave-in-nova may have a good point.
At one time the Nat'l Herb Garden had a gorgeous, informal wax myrtle hedge. I really don't know what happened, maybe snowmageddon. As you can see, they have really been hacked back, a shell of their former self.
I'm hoping that a denser form like 'Don's Dwarf' won't have that problem.
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Here we are six months later and my quart liners are now in 3 gallon containers. I'm happy with them, however still not as tight as the online pics. I think that the online images were sheared whereas this one is untouched.
Myrica cerifera puts on a continual flush of growth throughout the season, with a very strong orange peel smell. Now lets see how they make it through the winter.
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Sam,
Boy, it looks really good.
I like them. They grow pretty quick, or I have the regular wax myrtle, but if its anything like the species, it will look fabulous next year for you.
I love wax myrtles.
Good work.

Looks great Sam! If you're planning on this as a hedge, it should be easy to shear.

Where are you located?

Am just following up on 2013 thread. I don't think that the plant in the previous pics is 'Don's Dwarf'. I know that the species is a great plant but that's not what I ordered.

This pic looks alot like online images of Don's Dwarf which is unknown in my area. Anyone here from the Deep South that can confirm my suspicions?

I saw these shrubs today in Salisbury MD. I suspect they are 'Don's Dwarf' wax myrtle. This is a relatively new introduction for us, does anyone know anything more about it?