30 FRESH SEEDS COLLECTED FOR THIS SEASON

 

All of our seeds ship with tracking.

 

My seeds are collected from at least 6 different colors of trees growing around me. So between the different colors of trees and the possibilities of natural cross pollination, there should be a nice palete of colors in the mix.

 

 

BEAUTIFUL LIGHT FRAGRANCE... BEES & BUTTERFLIES LOVE THEM.

 

Their sheer sturdiness, beautiful flowers and long blooming period make them one of Texas’s best small native trees. 

 

Desert willows, so called because of the shape of their leaves are delicate, small deciduous trees native to west Texas and the Edwards Plateau. Once established, they have quite an ability to withstand low rainfall and drought situations.  

 

They are also know by the common names Flowering Willow, Willowleaf Catalpa, Desert Catalpa, Flor de Mimbre, Mimbre, and Bow Willow, among others.

 

Their long narrow leaves resemble the leaves of true willows (Salix), but they are not at all related.

 

Flowers grow in showy clusters at the tips of branches and on new wood….and they can start blooming in late spring, with repeat bloom spurts all the way into fall, depending on the rainfall they receive.

 

The flowers are trumpet-shaped and lightly fragrant, and can range in color through a wide range of the pinks….from creamy light pink through mid pinks through very pastel lavender pinks and almost whites, all the way to deep magentas, almost burgundy, with the possibility of bicolors….all with beautiful markings in the throats.

 

They have quite an ability to withstand arid conditions. 

 

Easily cultivated, but they must have a well-drained site and must not be overwatered.

 

In areas with more than 30 inches of annual rainfall, they must be planted in raised beds or berms and watered carefully, especially over the winter. 

 

Their growth is irregular and requires attention for early trunk development….It can be maintained as a large shrub or trained into smallish (15 to 20 feet or so) multi-trunked trees. Since they bloom on new wood, the more they are pruned, the more they bloom.

 

 

With their leaf shape, they offer the most lovely dappled shade all through the day, leaving a lovely bright, defused shade beneath their canopies. They are used extensively in green spaces and parks in central Texas.

 

Plant Habit or Use:  small tree, large shrub, accent plant, screen

Exposure:  sun 

Flower Color:  white to lavender-maroon, bicolors

Blooming Period:  summer through fall

Fruit Characteristics:  long, narrow two-valved pod containing small flattened winged seeds

Height:  15 ft. to 20 ft. (30 ft.)

Width:  15 ft. to 20 ft. 

Plant Character:  deciduous

Heat Tolerance:  VERY high

Water Requirements:  low

Soil Requirements:  adaptable