Texas Gardening: Gardening with Texas Native plants & Wildflowers. Part 5, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
dI've sent about 10 photos to A & M. I'll give them a chance to ID it first. It took forever to upload these photos.

Josephine had a list of native Texas trees a short while ago toward the end of Part 4. I'd like to add to it. It's a big shrub/small tree to 25 feet called the Common Hop-tree, Ptelea trifoliata. I have seen a few that tall near creeks, but the 3 I have, are about 12 feet tall, All three trees are growing near our creek. They have a rounded shape. In the past various parts of the tree ave been used medicinally. It is supposed to have some disagreeable odors. I don't go around squashing leaves. The leaves are a bright gree which makes it stand out. The flowers are small. It's the "hops" that make it an attractive tree. It has been planted as an ornamental. The tree also has food value to wildlife.

Veronica