I'm looking for a source, either seed or seedling, for Excarpment Black Cherry. If you know where I can get some, please let me know.
Escarpment Black Cherry
I wish I knew because I am looking fo one too.
Josephine.
Hey y'all! Linda has the only picture of this in plantfiles. Maybe she has access to some seeds or knows where some saplings are. Want me to shoot her a d-mail?
T.J. I hate to ask Linda again, she has given me so many things, I feel like I am exploiting her, but she seems to be the only one with all the wonderful plants that we can't find here in north central Texas.
Haha! You? Exploiting someone? I know you are a VERY generous person, Josephine, and I bet Linda is the same way. I'll ask her.
Read down to rescue plants for list of those you may be interested in......including Escarpment black cherries.....
Hi potential NPSOT plant rescuers,
On Sunday, March 9, 2008, the Native Plant Society along with Trammel Crow Residential, the City of Austin and 2222 CONA will sponsor a plant rescue at the Vaught Ranch location at 7201 RM 2222. In case of rain, the following Sunday, the 16th, will be the alternate date. The rescue will be from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM only. Regretfully we cannot accommodate other dates or times. We ask rescuers to dig some plants which will be donated for placement in Austin parks and preserves.
In addition, rescuers may then dig plants for school yards, church grounds or your own personal use but please bring your own pots for those. Don't forget your shovels, gloves, etc.
We have release forms for anyone who participates and we will need these forms signed BEFORE you can begin. Look for the registration table at the entrance. The site is under development but there is no construction on Sundays so that is the reason for the rescue dates.
You may park only on the paved areas after you cross the bridge at the traffic light intersection at Jester Blvd. The property is located on the west side of 2222 at the intersection of Jester Blvd. If for some reason it is too crowded, you may park across the street at the Jester Village shopping center and walk across 2222 be
careful.
We will be taking plants from where a trail will be built by Central Texas Trail Tamers after the rescue. The trail runs the length of the property for about one quarter of a mile or more. It goes along a limestone bluff through wooded areas and even crosses West Bull Creek. There are flags laid out where the trail will go and the flags mark the center of the trail. A swath about 6 or 8 feet wide will be the general area where we are allowed to take plants.
We will not disturb areas along side of the trail since the developer is required to preserve a "buffer" zone of trees, etc., and we certainly want to encourage that! The area to be developed (where the footprint of the buildings, driveways, etc. will be) is about 10 acres. Much of the rest of the land is being placed into a large
conservation easement in the BCP.
The following may give you an overall idea of the "ecozone" and types of plants available. There are some flat areas as well as slopes, steep hills and drainage areas. The property contains heavy ashe juniper areas as well as a mixture of cedar elms, Spanish red oaks, live oaks, escarpment black cherries, evergreen sumacs, flame leaf sumacs, Mexican buckeyes, Possumhaws and Texas persimmons; there are various sized seedlings of most of these, appropriate for hand digging.
A sample of other plants we've seen include silk tassel, inland sea oats, white mist flower, agarita, twisted leaf yucca, cedar sage, lots of cedar sedge (and maybe other sedges), American beautyberry (a few), little bluestem, and tons of yaupon. Some of you "grass experts" will probably be able to identify many additional grasses.
Oh, there are some prickly pear cacti.
Let us know if you have questions. If you need to bring children along, please call and discuss prior; this site may not be best suited for young children. We need all "rescuers" to register with us before you begin!
Dale and Pat Bulla
345-9528
dale-bulla@pobox.com
Well, in any case it's no problem for me to bring some EBC to the RU. I had intended to bring some seedlings of this tree in any case...just had forgotten about it for a while. I'd love to share them...they're all over the place in this area. I'm just so lucky to have them growing on my place! Nice trees!
Thank you Linda, you are so generous, it would be great if i could have two, one for the Fielder house and one for me.
Here is some info on it for those interested.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/prunusserotinavareximia.htm
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PRSEE
Josephine.
I found a nursery that has escarpment black cherry in stock, as well as a number of native Texas trees. They also have any number of other plants that are native or naturalized to Texas. You will need to email them as to availability and so forth. They are a "by appointment" affair, but very well worth the effort to connect up with. Dan Hosage runs a first-class operation. The site is:
http://home.earthlink.net/~madronenursery/history.html
I picked up a Mexican buckeye and some gulf muhly in addition to my black cherry, for a very reasonable price. If you ever go there and look the place up on mapquest, do not, repeat not, try to get there from anyplace but San Marcos. Except for the San Marcos route, it is a "you can't get there from here" kind of place.
Well, I'm happy for you! I've heard of that place...just never have gone there, although I've seen Don at some of our meetings. I've got you down for two seedlings, Josephine! It's been so warm lately! I hear we've got a front coming that will get us almost down to freezing for one night, however.