Clear Lake Chapter

Tree & Shrub Pre-order Opens August 26

Pre-order for trees & shrubs is open from August 26 to September 5.

Purchase online, pick up on October 20 from 4 to 6 pm and October 21 from 8 to 10 am.

Pick up Location (same location as in-person plant sale):

Environmental Institute of Houston (Google Map)
University of Houston-Clear Lake
North Office Annex (NOA) 1 Building
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, TX 77058

All sales final. Inventory is subject to availability. In the event that an item becomes unavailable, a refund will be issued for that item after the in-person plant sale.

Note: We may have a limited inventory of trees and shrubs available at our plant sale; however, we will not know the species or quantities until the plant sale, and they will be first come, first serve.

Various trees in a collage
Forty species are available for pre-order from August 26 to September 5.

Available for Pre-order

Acer rubrum – Red Maple
Acer rubrum var. drummondii – Drummond Red Maple
Aesculus pavia – Red Buckeye
Betula nigra – River Birch
Carpinus caroliniana – Hornbeam
Carya illinoinensis – Native Pecan
Castanea pumila – Chinkapin
Celtis laevigata – Sugarberry
Celtis occidentalis – Hackberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis – Buttonbush
Cornus drummondii – Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus florida – Dogwood
Crataegus opaca – Mayhaw
Diospyros virginiana – Common Persimmon
Hammamelis virginiana – Witch-hazel
Ilex vomitoria – Yaupon Holly
Lantana urticoides – Texas Lantana
Lindera benzoin – Spicebush
Muhlenbergia capillaris – Gulf Coast Muhly
Nyssa aquatica – Water Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica – Blackgum Tupelo
Pinus palustris – Longleaf Pine
Pinus taeda – Loblolly Pine
Prunus americana – American Plum
Prunus mexicana – Mexican Plum
Prunus serotina – Black Cherry
Quercus alba – White Oak
Quercus laurifolia – Laurel Oak
Quercus lyrata – Overcup Oak
Quercus macrocarpa – Bur Oak
Quercus michauxii – Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii – Chinquapin Oak
Quercus pagoda – Cherrybark Oak
Quercus phellos – Willow Oak
Quercus shumardii – Shumard Oak
Quercus texana – Nuttalls Oak
Taxodium distichum – Bald Cypress
Ulmus americana – American Elm
Ulmus crassifolia – Cedar Elm
Xanthoxylum clava-herculis – Herculese Club

Resources

Plant Sale committee members talk about the importance and benefits of trees, how to select a tree for your yard, and how to plant a tree.

About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason