Native Texas Trees

The progression of the fungus begins with a white, soft spot that smells strongly of fermentation. Eventually, the white fungus will turn dark brown and possess the feel of leather.

Fill the dam with water and after it soaks in, add any soil that is needed to finish filling the original hole around the tree.Water the tree three times in the first week by filling the dam with water and letting it soak in.

Never fertilize a plant with a chemical fertilizer if the plant looks sick or wilted. Tep back from the juniper and observe its shape. (Use less fertilizer for junipers in a container.) “Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied,...

Black gum is useful to people, wildlife and the environment, providing its three-fold benefit while being forgiving of adverse circumstances.Black gum is an eastern North American native tree with a north-south range that extends from Ontario to Florida...

The most important reason for pruning tree is to improve the overall health of the plant which in turn will reward you with a plethora of blooms. Always, read the label on your fertilizer bag, and follow the instructions.

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Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. More northern areas may wish to fertilize only once in June or July.

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In exceptional cases, this can pull soil away from around a home foundation. However, it is possible that small roots can invade cracks that are already present. Some species of magnolia are large trees with spreading roots, so you may worry about the...

If the lightning passes through the tree from the top down, it travels through the trunk and into the roots before dissipating in the earth, leaving no evidence of burns on the trunk or branches.

You'll recognize them by their bumpy, dark green, wrinkled skin, very different from the larger, light-green, smooth-skinned varieties. Keep an eye on the leaf color of the Hass avocado.

This will spur new growth on your oak tree, which will up your foliage cover. Pruning also increases air circulation, which cuts down on the likelihood of fungus or bacteria sticking around your oak tree.Treat your oak tree with a copper-based fungicide...

The tree has a moderate lifespan, rarely living to be more than about 150 years old. Pine nuts are commonly included in Italian dishes. The tree is sensitive to rapidly changing temperatures, and can be difficult to be brought back up to good health.

This species grows from southeastern Virginia to southern Florida and Texas. The acorns are ¾ to 1 inch long and rounded with a pointed tip. A nut resembling what you commonly think of as an acorn, most likely is a different type of acorn.

The tight, swirling grain of the wood is also quite decorative when used for furniture and gunstocks. Commonly called Osage orange, hedge apples (Maclura pomifera) are large, bright-green fruit with a distinctive bumpy skin texture.

Follow the package directions for determining how much product to use on your particular plant. Use the database to see what variety grows best in your particular county. The USDA Native Plants Database shows four varieties of black cherry and one variety...

This tree has oblong leaves with smooth edges in an alternate arrangement. Leaf shape, size, color, and texture will also help narrow down an identification for the berry-producing tree.

It is often used for firewood and to smoke meat. The nuts of the American chestnut, which are borne in spiny burs, have smooth, reddish-brown shells and sweet, edible meat.The Allegheny chinkapin chestnut or chinquapin chestnut, is a small, shrub-like...

Native to the states of the "Old South," the five-petaled blossoms of this tree will sometimes grow to 8 inches across. Pure white in color, the small blossoms put forth an intoxicating scent that almost instantly draws honey bees.

Upper branches of pond cypresses are more upward-angled than the more horizontally branched bald cypresses. Nutans has been improperly used for the pond cypress.The bald cypress hails from a much broader natural range than the pond cypress.

Palm trees grow their stems underground for the first few years and the plant remains quite short. Most, but not all, palmettos have thick, flattened leaves in a star shape that may exceed 36 inches in length.

The "Donald Wyman" falls under the category of a large rounded type of crabapple, growing 20 feet tall with a top that takes on a round shape when mature. They can form thickets and the twigs possess a series of very sharp spines.Some types of crabapple...

Texensis) grows 15 to 20 feet high and 15 to 20 feet wide, yielding magenta to pink flowers in spring. Texensis "Traveler"), actually a shrub form, has weeping branches 5 to 12 feet wide with dark, glossy leaves and lavender-pink flowers.

Cool nighttime temperatures below 50 degrees F can cause loss of foliage and yellowing of leaves. Regular watering in well-drained soil promotes healthy green foliage, whereas a water deficiency will turn leaves pale yellow.Nitrogen is one of the primary...

These require less watering than newly planted palm trees. Knowing how to water palms at every stage of their growth is crucial to their survival.Propering watering will help your palm tree withstand stressful conditions.Provide sufficient water at planting...

Flower bloom time is between January and March. The tree produces frequent growth flushes in areas with extended warm weather condition. If growing in containers, do not use plastic.Evergreen avocado trees are fast growing and have a mature height of...