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| Q. Can I plant berries and fruit trees
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a variety list and planting tips from the Travis Cooperative Extension
Office,
(512) 854-9600. It’s time to start planting!
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Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
As a native to most of the South, this plant is familiar to
many gardeners.
It offers some wonderful variations that deserve a place in our
landscapes. Standard yaupon types grow quite large but can be pruned
or sheared to form a dense hedge, an attractive topiary, or a miniature
tree.
Female plants produce attractive red berries. 'Pride of Houston'
is one of many great selections. Dwarf varieties don't produce berries
but do make nice dense, low growing shrubs. 'Will Fleming' takes
on a very narrow, vertical upright form—perfect as a tall
screen in a narrow space—while 'Pendula' adds a unique weeping
form to the landscape.
Yaupon berries are poisonous, so this may not be a good plant choice
for homes with small children.
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- Take a break from the garden chores!
- Instead, wander around and appreciate the new look the season
brings.
- Treasure the colors of the leaves as they fall, the ripening
berries, the darkening foliage of lantanas and roses as the first
frost touches them.
- Sneak up on the emerging bulbs and wildflower seeds to imagine
the view in just a few months.
- It’s a pretty time in the garden, so this weekend, forget
the rake and the pruners and your list. Admire your creation.
- Then plan to get busy as heck next weekend!
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