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Texas Hog Plum

Colubrina texensis

Other common name(s):

Texas Snakewood, Texas Colubrina, Hog Plum

Family:

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Chihuahuan Deserts, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies
Low Mountains and Bajadas
Bastrop Lost Pines, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Coastal Sand Plain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Southern Blackland Prairie

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

1
to
6
ft.

Spread

1
to
6
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Forage, Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Deer

Maintenance

Naturally lanky and sparsely-branched, it can be pruned to a more compact shape if desired. Texas Hog Plum is disease resistant and will grow in dry soils. It Is winter hardy as fall as Dallas. Propagation: Seed, Semi-hardwood tip cuttings.

Comments

Blooms March-July. Texas Hog Plum is a small, thicket-forming shrub with snakeskin patterned bark. The branches form a zig zag structure, with small, grayish-green, glossy leaves and small yellow flowers. The fruit is eaten by birds and other wildlife, and the plant also provides an important habitat for them.

References

1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COTE6 2) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Colubrina+texensis&formsubmit=Search+Terms 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20989&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28527#null, 5) Wasowski, Sally and Andy, Native Texas Plants: 1998, Lanscaping Region by Region, pg 238.

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Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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