worms on Texas Mountain Laurel
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Pruning Texas Mountain Laurel
Comments (20)I have a night blooming jasmine that puts out a branch or two every year that has that interesting very flat shape. It blooms as well as the other limbs. Back to Texas Mountain Laurels: I did prune mine in summer 2010 to remove the leggy falling over limbs. It has a much better shape, now, and is blooming profusely for the first time is years. Mine does not get much sun and usually has only a couple of small blooms. I wonder if the drought helped it. But I know much of its root zone was watered by my neighbor's sprinkler system (it's almost on the property line), and they didn't change their watering habits....See MoreTexas mountain laurel
Comments (6)Thanks everyone for the laurel information. I have so much fun collecting seeds and cuttings when on vacation and then attempting to get them to grow. It's so rewarding when they do, but frustrating overwintering them in our cold climate (we need a much bigger house at this point). I was thrilled to find live oak seeds on the Alamo grounds, put them in a Baggie and set them aside for awhile. When I got around to checking how to plant them, I found out that a certain worm supposedly affected a lot of the seeds, and sure enough, when I checked my seeds they all had the worms in them. I actually had hope for getting one of them to grow here. Oh, we'll, it's fun anyway. Thank you so much, Marcie, for your seedling and seed offer. At this point I think I'll just wait to see what happens with this plant and not worry about finding a place for another plant this winter. I may take you up on some seeds if this one doesn't make it. They are so pretty when bloomimg....See MoreTexas Mountain Laurel on sale at Lowe's
Comments (1)Thanks for the tip. Would have driven over for a larger one if our 3rd year seedling wasn't doing so well. Even after doubling in size this spring, it's still significantly less than 2ft tall... though was unscathed by last winter's deep freeze, so has our respect. Not sure why we don't see them more frequently on our side of Dallas....See MoreTexas Mountain Laurel growth
Comments (8)I have two that came from seedlings from my parents' yard 6 years ago. I kept them in pots for 2-3 years then planted them in the yard. They're now approaching 6'...but they're in unimproved Dallas clay gumbo and partly underneath a tree. If I could go back, I'd plant them a few feet further away from the tree. I haven't really fed them, just added mulch around the base of the bushes a couple times a year. They do get regular water, courtesy of my neighbor's sprinkler system. :) I am considering adding a couple to the opposite fence-line, where I want to replace the current red-tip photinia hedge....See Moresharij526
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