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Mexican plum
The blooms of Mexican plum or Prunus mexicana are sometimes described as “cherry blossoms” which makes sense because Mexican plums are in the same genus as cherry trees.
Surviving the drought
The climate trend shows all areas of Texas receiving less rainfall than the historic average. So brace yourself.
January 2012
NICE! Plant of the Month (Dasylirion spp.) Family: Agavaceae Other Common Names: Desert Spoon Type: Shrub. Large clumps of evergreen, yucca-like leaves. Natural Habitat: Limestone hills and hillsides in Central and South Texas, West Texas into New Mexico and Dry hillsides in the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos, and Northern Mexico.
Rising from the ashes
Are the pines gone? Is Bastrop State Park changed forever? From an ecologist’s perspective the answer is inevitably more complex. A look to the future gives more hope.
H2O: more than a chemical formula
The 11th annual Spring Symposium will focus on a critical concern for all of us – water conservation challenges and landscape use.
Bexar Roots January 2012
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Annual awards presented in Houston
The awards recognize excellence in writing, acts of conservation and public service, as well as lifetime achievement in the field of Texas native plants
Teaching and Planting for the Future
By Delmar Cain As of December 21 the winter is upon us. There is still time left in the prime tree-planting season. A tree that you might want to consider is the bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), selected as Boerne NPSOT’s December Plant of the Month for the NICE (Native Instead
Meet Pam Middleton
Meet Pam Middleton, our State Coordinator at the State Office in Fredericksburg
A Tough Plant For The New Year
By Delmar Cain Since it is January it is a good time to look forward, since here in the Hill Country the summer can occasionally arrive in a hurry. But since it is early January I hope that it is not too late to take a quick peek backward as
December 2011
NICE! Plant of the Month Quercus macrocarpa Family: Fagaceae – Beech Family Other Common Names: Burr Oak, Mossy Cup Oak, Savannah Oak Type: Large tree Natural Habitat: Stream bottoms and slopes in North and East Central Texas. Growth: Upwards of 80 feet. Spread is usually 40 feet or more. Deer
Comanche Peak prairie clover
Dalea reverchonii, or the Comanche Peak Prairie Clover, has only been documented in three counties in the entire world: Parker, Hood, and Wise counties in North Central Texas.
