Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Trees”
By Janet Tapp, Bexar County Mater Garden October 2023 Let’s talk about palm trees! Or, “how to relax in your own tropical haven.” Just picture sitting on warm white sand, blue skies and blue green water with a soft breeze blowing through your hair while you sip on a coconut flavored beverage and watch the winds rustle through the leaves …
January Lunch and Learn Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Horticulturist and Associate Head of the Department of Horticultural Sciences Summary by Sherri McShane, Bexar County Master Gardener February 2023 The 2023 Lunch and Learn series was off to a spectacular start with Dr. Larry Stein and his presentation, Pecan–The State Tree of Texas! The attendees were treated to a thorough, interesting discussion …
Summary of the BCMG December Lunch & Learn meeting By Shirley Conrad, BCMG January 2023 Do you have questions on what, when, where, why, and how to plant trees? At the December Lunch and Learn at the Bexar County AgriLife Extension office, Marybeth Parsons, a Bexar County Master Gardener with advanced training on the subject, provided answers to those questions. …
By Deva Brown, Bexar County Master Gardener The Texas persimmon is a shrub, small tree, or understory tree found in northern Mexico and Central and West Texas. There are at least three varieties grown in Texas: the introduced Oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki),the American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), and the Texas persimmon (Diospyros texanais). The Texas persimmon prefers rocky, dry conditions and …
by Paul A. Foerster, Bexar County Master Gardener This photo shows a cutting taken from an inconspicuous place on one of our Texas Mountain Laurels (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum). When the cutting was taken, the buds were just beginning to show purple. This is how it looked 10 days later, after sitting in plain water from our RO filter. I didn’t expect …
