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I have had GREAT success with Texas Mountain Laurel here in Salt Lake City, Utah (zone 7b). I’ve had it in a sheltered south facing cou...Read More
Thank you to all who have passed on their wisdom here about how to treat the plant, control the Genista moth caterpillars, and grow the p...Read More
I started two of these plants two years ago in containers. The seeds were germinated without nicking, but did soak the seeds. They were g...Read More
I grow these and sell them at the farmers market in the spring. I end up with an 85% germination rate by using a dremel with a grinder at...Read More
Probably one of my favorite shrubs. It is slow growing, but can be pruned into a nicely shaped small tree given sufficient time. My plant...Read More
I need an answer to my question about how to treat a
Texas Mountain Laurel with pale green, unhealthy leaves.
Elaine Simmons
Remarkable plant, 3 year established specimen withstood 116F Phoenix heat, near a hot masonry wall with midday sun. In this position it d...Read More
I live in Granbury a few miles SW of Ft Worth on the Brazos River with LIMESTONE and alkaline soil but my beautiful 5 yr old TX Mountain ...Read More
We have a huge Texas Mountain Laurel tree in our front yard. It blooms usually about the end of February into March. The bees have a ba...Read More
I love this little tree, but it is definitely variable in what it will or won't do. I planted four in a line about 8 feet apart five yea...Read More
I went to transplant a 2" seedling from a small pot to the ground. The root was 8" long ! I planted the root as deep as it needed and it...Read More
We have a large one in our backyard. It blooms beautifully and is covered with seed pods. It reaches as high as the top of our roof. I...Read More
I bought a little plant in Austin, TX 10 years ago and it's about 6 feet tall now. Sometimes it blooms (love the grape kool-aid scent!) ...Read More
This is an awesome tree. I was told to water the heck out of it for the first three years. Then don't water to much. I have had ours for ...Read More
i just got tired of waiting for this one to grow. i think it grew 3" in 2 yrs. and the citrus root weevils loved it so i dug it up. i ...Read More
We live in San Antonio. We purchased a single plant from Home Depot that was about a foot tall from a 1 gallon container. It had one bl...Read More
This plant was a gift for my birthday from a friend. She could not find it in our local nurseiers so she had to order it. It was 2 years ...Read More
I grew this wonderful plant when I lived in Stephenville, TX and it delighted me when in bloom with the fragrance of grape Koolade. To my...Read More
I grow this plant from seeds for 6 months now. I have two seedlings and they still have only 4 leaves. Very slow. Should I do anything to...Read More
we planted about 5 seeds per hole last year as we heard the seeds can be tricky (we didn't try soaking or nicking the first). several cam...Read More
i use a thin file or serrated knife to nick the opposite side as the eye of the seed....just barely going through the entire outer red sh...Read More
My friend and I have tried several methods of spouting mature, dry Texas Mountain Laurel seeds that we collected while hunting wild hogs ...Read More
I love this tree!
First time I saw it was in Arizona. Its fruit look like a big peanut shell!
Its red seeds are very hard ...Read More
We planted this over two years ago and finally this spring (Feb) it has blooms all over and finally showing some signs of life and growin...Read More
i love the the grape koolaid scent in the blooms but brother! this has been an incredibly slow plant for me. Planted in full sun w/ ade...Read More
My tree is in full bloom and I should have some seeds to share in about a month, if anyone is interested. Hopefully, you will be able to...Read More
I like these a lot, but they are not the easiest to grow or maintain. Germination is quite slow and spotty as is subsequent growth. Roo...Read More
I purchased four trees that had beautiful blooms full of fragrance from a nursery, and they are are doing really well. However, I found ...Read More
I collected about 100 red seeds from the ground at the Austin Zilker Garden's about five years ago. I put them in the yard in different ...Read More
I live in the Houston area & have admired a row of these trees in my neighbors yard for several years. Last spring I got curious took a s...Read More
I live in Houston and recently planted 200 seeds in small containers. I read the information about soaking and nicking to help seeds ge...Read More
We live in the Texas Hill Country between San Antonio and Bandera. The mountain laurels grow wild and are absolutley beautiful this time...Read More
Texas Mountain Laurel is a beautiful large shrub or small tree. Mine is about six feet tall now, after 5 years of loving care and this sp...Read More
Something is eating the new leafs off the montain laurel and I'm wondering if I should put out slug bait or spray the tree.
I just collected about 200 laurel seeds, and wonder if it would help just to crack the hard red shell.
A truly beautiful shrub. They make us smile when they come in in bloom at the nursery I work at in SA. Two tips to keep in mind when pu...Read More
We have one close to the house in a full sun southwest corner of the sidewalk and another one about 30 feet away.
It's abo...Read More
An attractive tree that provides beautiful blooms and wonderful aroma when in bloom. It is usually a very slow grower, however. I read ...Read More
Excellent native plant. Smells like grape Koolaid when it blooms. I sand and thin the hard coat shell. Very heat tolerant, drought tol...Read More
Collect the seed pods while still green and before seed turn hard and red. Plant at once for best results.
Planted about 3 yrs ago about 3ft tall in a slightly sloped SW bed corner. Told by nursery not to expect blooms or much growth for years....Read More
After researching propagation on Southwest Gardening sites, I broke open the hard shell and rubbed the hard red seed with sandpaper. They...Read More