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Shrub Evaluation At Stephen F. Austin Gardens (Abstract), David Creech

SFA Gardens Publications

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Small Flowering Trees Deserving Greater Use, David Creech

SFA Gardens Publications

Small flowering trees are gaining in popularity for several reasons. First, small 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 ft) trees fit modern landscapes where yards are small. Secondly, there is a growing and somewhat justified fear of urban trees that get huge with time. In an age of hurricanes, tornadoes, wild weather and predictions by climatologists of more of the same, it is only reasonable to embrace a little fear of large trees. Part of climate change ― is violence. Crushed homes, vehicles, and power lines are becoming nightly fare on our national news. Small flowering trees suddenly look …

'Texas Maroon’ Bluebonnet, Wayne A. Mackay, Jerry M. Parsons, Greg Grant, Steve George, Tim D. Davis, Larry Stein

SFA Gardens Publications

The Texas state flower, the bluebonnet, encompasses all six of the Lupinus species native to Texas. The most widespread and popular bluebonnet, Lupinus texensis Hook., is a winter annual that produces violet-blue [violet-blue group 96A, Royal Horticultural

Society (RHS), 1982] racemes in early to midspring and is predominately self-pollinating.

The Texas Dept. of Transportation uses this species widely for floral displays along roadsides throughout much of the state (Andrews, 1986). Rare white and even rarer pink variants exist in native populations, and a breeding project was initiated in 1985 to develop bluebonnets with novel flower colors for use as bedding …