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Comments (12)I am trespassing on the forum from central Texas Mountain Laurel grow wild on my land here and my land is alkaline caliche and limestone rubble. Limestone and caliche is their preferred soil in their native habitat.. They are slow growers at first, and then they get their feet in and they will grow at a quicker rate. I think they are developing their root system first and then they put on growth. When I grow them from seed, one has hardly anything but a root and a tiny sprout for the first year. I never water mine but we do get rain but my land drains very fast. We had 11 inches of rain for a couple of years and the bushes never noticed. They don't mind part shade here. I see them growing as an understory tree but they bloom better if they get some sun. God, that's an obvious statement. Everything blooms better with a little sun....See MoreTexas Mountain Laurels
Comments (0)I'm in the Austin area and I'm looking for a local grower of hearty Texas Mountain Laurels but I have only found one out in Marble Falls. Backbone Valley Nursery (TexasMountainLaurels.com) seems to have a great selection but I don't want to drive out there. Does anyone know of a more local source?...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 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 Moreadp_abq
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