tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post9003587175664939296..comments2023-07-15T05:18:10.797-07:00Comments on Tropical Texas: Ode to the madroneAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717337596611375808noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post-30595819067732992742010-06-04T22:32:26.126-07:002010-06-04T22:32:26.126-07:00I have madrones growing on my place in Startzville...I have madrones growing on my place in Startzville, south side of Canyon Lake. I've noticed leaves going temporarily maroon when temps freeze for more than 24 hours. <br /><br />I've been fascinated with the trees. I read tonight that the berries are edible, and I will definitely beat the birds to some.<br /><br />I've wanted to take out some of the Ashe juniper here, and will be sure to leave any that shelter madrones. I also use cut juniper to lay informal terraces, to slow erosion and build up soil. I've noticed that madrones like to start in these piles, as long as they stay undisturbed and protected in the piles for several years.Johannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post-48180123115212752332009-11-21T20:31:44.345-08:002009-11-21T20:31:44.345-08:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post-26284543512404011312007-05-25T11:09:00.000-07:002007-05-25T11:09:00.000-07:00Wow, now that's a sight I'd like to see. I've seen...Wow, now that's a sight I'd like to see. I've seen some madrones southwest of Austin near San Marcos growing along the side of the road. I've been told of some madrones growing in Leander. I was at the nursery of a native plant hunter, and his friend came in tell of this huge madrone right in the middle of an undeveloped plot of land in a residential subdivision. That madrone probably was killed because there would be no way to put a house on the property and keep the tree. Sigh.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622118666731697194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post-51629988666891343352007-05-25T11:02:00.000-07:002007-05-25T11:02:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622118666731697194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802499851829910181.post-81745889161404462772007-05-24T22:27:00.000-07:002007-05-24T22:27:00.000-07:00Minnette and I several months ago saw some madrone...Minnette and I several months ago saw some madrones in southwest Austin that had maroon leaves! I don't know if the leaf color was seasonal or if these were always that way. It was in a small area with several beautiful old trees plus seedlings, but only two of the trees had the maroon foliage.<BR/><BR/>And on the Ashe Juniper as a nurse plant and a soil builder, Del Weniger once wrote that the mass clearing of Ashe Junipers that's ongoing in central Texas may result in impoverished soils.deanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10918376599053837764noreply@blogger.com