The Texas mountain laurel, also called the “mescal bean” tree, is an evergreen shrub-like tree that is native to our area, thriving in the limestone soils of South Central Texas.

The vibrant tree, sometimes likened to a wisteria, forms purple clusters of flowers that some say smell like grape soda, ...

CORNISH FLAT, N.H. Mountain laurel is a lovely evergreen shrub or small tree that produces lovely pink and white flowers in June. During a recent canoe trip on Squam Lake in Holderness, I was ...

Question: We are looking for Texas mountain laurel seeds or saplings. We recently removed some invasive salt cedars that were growing on our property and would like to try Texas mountain laurel as a ...

Large shrubs and small trees complement the shade trees and small plants in a landscape and increase the variety and number of wildlife species that the landscape supports. Many of those available ...

In a normal year, more blooming and other plants would be providing color than what we are seeing so far this year. The plants that are doing their part contributing to the 12 months of color that ...

Leaves: alternate, simple, evergreen, elliptical, leathery, and have entire margins;¾ to 4 inches long, and 1 to 2 inches wide. Twigs: long, narrow, and glabrous ...