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Posted by
roselee z8 SW Texas (
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Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 21:26
| The Sweet almond bushes are blooming more profusely this year than they ever have before. They are producing flush after flush of oh-so-fragrant blooms. Are yours doing this too?
The rain helped I'm sure plus the alfalfa pellets that were scattered around a couple of weeks ago didn't hurt any either. Also the mild winter helped, although I usually cut them back whether they freeze or not, but I'm glad I didn't get around to it this time.
Same with the fragrant Texas kidney wood. I'll take a picture of it tomorrow. Every Texas yard should have both of these trees for their wonderful wafting fragrance. |
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| Neat tree. I don't have one. Now I have to go learn about them. I wish you could upload the scent too, wouldn't that be nice? |
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| Hi Roselee, hope you are having a great summer. i am quite busy this summer, was not able to post much but am reading thru the postings. How can we propogate those two Roselee? The way you describe them wants me to grow them :) |
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- Posted by ruthz 8a dfw texas (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 19:11
| I have a small Sweet Almond verbena plant but it's in a pot and hasn't done much this summer. I guess I should plant it in the ground, but I didn't want it to get too big. |
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| Thanks Indu. I'm having a very busy summer too with more of a tan than I wanted, but it's mostly doing things in the yard. I haven't tried rooting the Sweet almond, but may try this fall. I did successfully root the Kidneywood, but it was at a rooting class at Hill Country Gardens using their mist system. I've seen one or two little ones that come up from seed in the gravel, but haven't dug them. Ruth, yes as you see Sweet Almond can get big, but not if you cut it to the ground every winter. Cut to the ground a mature specimen grows to about a 6 ft. multi trunked shrub over the summer, and so worth it for the scent. |
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| Lynmarie, I wish we could post a sample of scents, but well ... as the common name indicates it smells like the almond extract used in baking :-) |
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| I got my Kidneywood tree at a native plants sale at Fair Park in Dallas a couple of years ago, it's growing like mad, and really do like it. Will have to try the Sweet Almond! |
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| I gave my almond bush to Tonya. The scent gave me a headache. |
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| OGRose, Texas kidney wood is worth searching out. They are very drought tolerant so do well in an out of the way place that it's hard to get water to. I see them growing and blooming along fence lines in some undeveloped areas on the outskirts of San Antonio. In fact I had one almost die that was in a bed I watered frequently. Another one on the side of the house never gets irrigated. Kathy, that's too bad about the headache. Artificial scents such as room spray and perfumes sometimes give me a headache, but never got one from natural scents. |
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| Thanks for the picture, I just bought one from Redenta's and was not sure how big it got. I also some some at the Home Depot on Hulen in FW. |
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| Rockhouse, you're welcome. Glad it helped. Be aware that in San Antonio it freezes to the ground some years, but never fails to come back from the roots as a multi-trunked bush. It doesn't get quite as big as the photo above shows in those years. |
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| Deer love to eat kidneywood. They get eaten to the ground out here. I should plant some and protect it and see if they reach critical mass if that will make a difference. |
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| Lyn warned me it would get huge and she was sure right. It smells so good though and is always covered with bees and butterflies. I can`t believe how fast it grows. Thanks again for the garden tour.
Tally HO! |
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- Posted by ruthz 8a dfw texas (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 23, 12 at 9:54
roselee, yesterday I saw black spots on some of the leaves.
Is that anything you've seen before on yours before? |
RE: Sweet Almond bush (tree!) ...
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| Ruth, I went out and looked and didn't see any black spotted leaves on either of my two bushes. The spots are probably nothing serious. I haven't heard of Sweet Almond bushes being prone to diseases. Most likely they are just old leaves reacting to cooler weather. |
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