![]() In the wild it’s native from East Texas all the way to Bastrop, so it doesn’t mind growing in clay, but it does prefer moisture more than rock.Ī fast-growing coastal shrub, wax myrtle grows in clay loam or sandy soils (like those of southeastern Bexar County from Highlands all the way to Floresville.) It makes a great “instant hedge” and a native alternative to photinia and ligustrum. Yaupon holly’s red Christmas berries are ubiquitous in irrigated residential and commercial landscapes across the North Side, since yaupon can be endlessly sheared, topiaried or trained up as an ornamental tree. Left on its own to reseed, it forms thicket-like masses of lustrous dark green. It’s usually grown as a single tree, but in Laurel Heights and older neighborhoods you’ll see it sculpted into hedgerows. Mountain laurel is right at home in Hill Country rock. Texas mountain laurel is a sentimental favorite, with mind-boggling purple flowers every year in time for Texas Independence Day. Humidity and rain will bring storms of pink flowers into cenizo’s branches, earning it the nickname “barometer bush.” Among the most drought-tolerant of all big landscape shrubs, it makes a standard by which others can be measured. You will find these plants already easily available at Milberger’s Nursery.Ĭenizo (Texas sage) is the ultimate South Texas shrub: it basks in summer sun with or without water, and tolerates hedge shears to boot. With this in mind, here are some suggestions for native screens and hedge-like plants that retain their leaves in winter. There’s no shortage of native plant options and plenty of niches and micro-climates for them.īut in terms of big landscape shrubs it can be tricky to choose native substitutes for the cookie-cutter evergreens that populate so many property lines in new suburbs. San Antonio is at the extreme endpoint of so many eco-regions - the Texas Hill Country, South Texas plains, Blackland Prairie and Post Oak Savanna. It can be tricky to choose native substitutes for the cookie-cutter evergreens that populate so many suburban property lines. Milberger’s has the expertise to be sure that your tree thrives in your landscape.īy Brad Wier, SAWS Conservation Consultant When choosing trees for your landscape your primary considerations are to select a species that is well adapted in our climatic conditions and the specific location where it will be planted. We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture.Milberger’s has the largest selection of fresh, well-rooted trees in the San Antonio area. Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. salt tolerant and hence good for seaside plantings.waxy berries are a high energy food source for birds in the winter,.10-12 ft tall, fully grown,8-10 ft wide-fully grown, hardy in zones 7-9.clusters of waxy blue-gray fruits, wax myrtle fixes atmospheric nitrogen. ![]()
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