What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 01:22:19 GMT, "tom" wrote:


What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom


Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis). If you buy one, look
for the natives (C. canadensis var. texensis)--Eastern Redbuds
struggle in our alkaline soil. They are more pink than purple, but
probably what you mean.

Mexican buckeyes are also blooming. They are more of a low, wide bush
than an upright tree.

Peach trees are also flowering, but generally they are a lighter pink
and unlikely to be called purple.

Keith
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Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis).

I thought they were mountain laurel.

Karen

Vitex are blooming here in Houston--purple clusters that resemble lilacs

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What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 04:34:34 GMT, Karen
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(Babberney) wrote in
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Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis).

I thought they were mountain laurel.

Karen
Mountain Laurel are definitely purple, not pink, like grape kool-ade
colored, but I haven't seen any blooming yet this year.

k
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:13:29 GMT, (Babberney)
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Mountain Laurel are definitely purple, not pink, like grape kool-ade
colored, but I haven't seen any blooming yet this year.

Mine were starting to flower profusely just prior to the last hard
freeze and it got all of the flower buds. Mine are not going to bloom
this year.

Rusty


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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 04:34:34 GMT, Karen wrote:

(Babberney) wrote in
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Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis).

I thought they were mountain laurel.

Karen

Mountain laurel have blooms which resemble the racemes of a wisteria.

Mine haven't leafed out yet!

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:07:56 GMT, "S. Wheeler" wrote:

Vitex are blooming here in Houston--purple clusters that resemble lilacs

"tom" wrote in message
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What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom

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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 01:22:19 GMT, "tom" wrote:


What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom


Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis). If you buy one, look
for the natives (C. canadensis var. texensis)

Anyone know where I could get a small (1g) Redbud (var. texensis)?

I checked the Depot but they only had 10g and I don't think they were then
native variety.

On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:44:00 GMT, "tom" wrote:

"Babberney" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 01:22:19 GMT, "tom" wrote:


What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom


Most of them are Redbuds (Cercis canadensis). If you buy one, look
for the natives (C. canadensis var. texensis)

Anyone know where I could get a small (1g) Redbud (var. texensis)?

Barton Springs Nursery has lots of little native trees, including
Texas redbud.

Mine has just started to. Can't wait - they are the glory of my garden in
the Spring!
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Mine haven't leafed out yet!

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:07:56 GMT, "S. Wheeler"
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Vitex are blooming here in Houston--purple clusters that resemble lilacs

"tom" wrote in message
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What are the small trees that are flowering purple right now?

tom

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:12:09 GMT, animaux
wrote:

One neighbor called the police on
me because he said I was growing pot. Asshole.

Two years ago (in San Antonio), a former neighbor called in to
complain about our "trashy" front yard. The city official who came out
complimented me on our xeriscape and said he wished other people would
do what we were doing.

David

On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 13:39:50 GMT, animaux
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:44:00 GMT, "tom" wrote:


Anyone know where I could get a small (1g) Redbud (var. texensis)?

I checked the Depot but they only had 10g and I don't think they were then
native variety.

Any garden center will have it. Call around to The Natural Gardener, Barton Springs
Garden Center, Park Place Gardens, GARDENS (on 35th st), etc.

If ever we sell this place, I think the ad will mention that we're
midway between Barton Springs Nursery and the Natural Gardener. :-)

If I were to buy another, I'd seek out the variety 'Forest Pansy.'
This redbud has the very deep colored flowers with a purple-ish leaf.

If you do please report back. It's of course an eastern redbud (not
var. texensis), so make sure to it gets plenty of water and lots of
afternoon shade. I've seen maybe a half dozen around here, and all
seemed to have a problem with leaf spot that, despite the interesting
coloration, left them less attractive by summer's end than the native
varieties.

Our most interesting redbud is a 'Traveller', a weeping Texas redbud
we picked up at Madrone Nursery in San Marcos. It's a mound of
writhing branches 3' tall and 8' across! My niece trained her's to
cascade down a rock wall.

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:26:08 -0600, Rusty Mase
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:13:29 GMT, (Babberney)
wrote:

Mountain Laurel are definitely purple, not pink, like grape kool-ade
colored, but I haven't seen any blooming yet this year.

Mine were starting to flower profusely just prior to the last hard
freeze and it got all of the flower buds. Mine are not going to bloom
this year.

Most everything here is delayed in blooming by 1-2 weeks, probably
because we're down in a valley (a little cooler at night, a little
more humid). Though I get a little impatient for my bluebonnets (just
starting to bloom), I've noticed the delay in budding means we don't
see frost damage very often.

Caterpillars were bad on our mountain laurels last year. Had to apply
BT, something I use judiciously in our little ecosystem.

On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:53:47 GMT, animaux
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 22:35:29 GMT, (Terry Horton) wrote:


Our most interesting redbud is a 'Traveller', a weeping Texas redbud
we picked up at Madrone Nursery in San Marcos. It's a mound of
writhing branches 3' tall and 8' across! My niece trained her's to
cascade down a rock wall.

Redbuds are more suitable as understory trees, especially if they are eastern
redbuds. At least that's what I find.

My experience as well. I did an unscientific experiment a few years
ago, planting Texas redbuds in different spots on the property. The
most vigorous and beautiful are those in open understory.

The development where we live put redbuds out
in the sidewalk strip and every summer there is no water and they get that awful leaf
spot. I feed and water the ones directly in back of our house, but they still get
it. Probably not var.texensis, either.

Our understory texensis do get leaf spot but it's usually not too
unsightly and they look great right through fall. It seems much more
of a problem for those in full sun..

The 'Traveler' sounds wonderful. I'll have to look into that one.

The Natural Gardener sometimes carries it (many of their native plants
come from Madrone Nursery). But I think you'd love Madrone. :-)