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Texas Madrone Texas Madrone ( Arbutus xalapensis ) is also called the Naked Indian Tree or Texas Madroño is a New Mexico native evergreen.   Texas Madrone grows as a small tree or large shrub reaching about 8’ – 12’ tall and wide. As an evergreen, Texas Madrone retains its green foliage through fall and winter. The trunk and branches of the Texas Madrone are quite striking with peeling (exfoliating) orangish-brown to reddish brown bark. Leaves are oblong with a rounded point. Texas Madrone produces white flowers in clusters. The fruit is a red berry with a rough surface that will persist on the plant through winter. The red berries against the evergreen leaves add winter interest in the landscape through winter. Texas Madrone must have good drainage for growth. It is best grown with low to regular water and is Hardy to USDA zone 6. The Texas Madrone is very difficult to propagate from seed and hates to be transplanted. Contact Trees That Please Nursery ...

Our large trees in Root Control Bags will be discounted 50% through Black Friday Weekend. These are our largest trees. Trunk diameters measuring 2” – 3” – 4”. Some trees 12’ or taller. Basically you get TWO trees for the price of ONE!!!!! Trees Included:   Bur Oaks, Chinquapin Oaks, Texas Red Oaks, Escarpment Live Oaks, Big Tooth Maples, Valley Oaks, Chinese Pistache, Gambel Oaks, and More…. Great opportunity to get a New Mexico Native shade tree that already has a canopy providing cooling shade. Native trees have the advantage of being fully adapted to New Mexico Heat and Low Rainfall! Come In and look at our inventory!   Tag your tree for later planting if needed…   Contact Trees That Please Nursery for more information and pricing.  

Garlic Chives Garlic Chives ( Allium tuberosum ) are also known as Chinese Chives or Oriental Garlic. Garlic Chives grow in grass-like clumps that slowly expand each season. Strap-like leaves are long and slender. Break off a leaf or rub them and you will note a strong garlic scent. Flowers are found on slender stalks that stand much taller than the plant. Flowers form from late spring into summer. The star shaped flowers are white and quite showy and attract numerous bees and butterflies. Depending upon the winter cold Garlic Chives may be somewhat evergreen or die off late in the season but regrows in spring with warmer temperatures. Both leaves and flowers stalks are used in seasoning similar to chives. In late fall with the cold temperatures flowers dry and turn white or crème colored.   At the base of the plant leaves may remain green well into late fall or early winter.   Flower heads dry, shrivel, and crack open to reveal black seeds. ...

All large trees in our Root Control Bags will be discounted 50%. These are our largest trees. Trunk diameters measuring 2” – 3” – 4”. Some trees 12’ or taller. Basically you get TWO trees for the price of ONE!!!!!   Great opportunity to get a New Mexico Native shade tree that already has a canopy providing cooling shade. Native trees have the advantage of being fully adapted to the New Mexico Heat, Wind, and Low Rainfall! Come In and look at our inventory! Contact Trees That Please Nursery for more information and pricing.

Jujube   The Jujube tree ( Ziziphus zizyphus ) is also known as the Chinese date, red date, or just Jujube. It grows as a small to medium sized tree or shrub reaching 15’ – 20’ tall and 10’ – 15’   wide.   With regular water it can add 2’ – 3’ of growth annually. The leaves are a glossy-green so it makes a very beautiful canopy. Branches usually have spines approximately 1 inch in length. Flowers are produced in spring and summer on branches throughout the tree. The Jujube tree produces a small fruit that varies in size depending upon variety. Fruits can be round to oblong or egg shaped. At maturity, fruits are brown skinned and look like little apples. Fruits may be eaten at this time and are similar to an apple but less sweet and juicy. After the season’s first frosts the fruits shrivel and turn a darker reddish brown. The shriveled fruits are typically sweeter and chewier, resembling “dates”.   Jujube fruits have elongated seeds that resemble those o...

Spineless Prickly Pear Spineless prickly pear ( Opuntia ellisiana ) makes a great low maintenance addition to the landscape. They are very heat and drought-tolerant. Spineless prickly pear is ideal for hot dry locations where nothing else will grow, like a sunny south facing wall. Spineless prickly pears lack the long sharp spines of other varieties but can still stick you with its tiny glochids. Glochids appear as white dots that seem evenly spaced on the prickly pear pads and fruits. Spineless prickly pear can grow 3’- 4’ tall and much wider if left un-managed. Spineless prickly pears flower in late spring or early summer. Flower color changes from yellow to a pink-salmon. Edible fruits, also called tunas, turn red-purple when mature and are used fresh or to make jelly. It is normal during late fall and the winter months for Spineless prickly pear to wilt (the pads will bend downward). Usually with the onset of freezing night time temperatures the fruits will wilt...

Mexican Blue Oak Mexican Blue Oak ( Quercus Oblongifolia ) is a New Mexico native evergreen or tardily deciduous tree. As its name implies, it can be recognized by its blue leaves. Its species name, oblongifolia, refers to its oblong leaves. Mexican Blue Oak is in the white oak family so it may hybridize with other white oak species like Gambel Oak, Gray Oak, and Turbinella Oak. As an oak its fruit is an acorn. Mexican Blue Oak is a smaller tree reaching about 15’ – 20’ tall and wide. After establishment it can add about 1’ – 1.5’ of growth annually. It has a tap root or deep root system so can be planted closer to structures than surface rooted trees like willows or mulberries. As an evergreen, the Mexican Blue Oak does not have any change in fall foliage. Instead it retains its beautiful blue foliage through fall and winter. Its evergreen (ever-blue leaves)     and bark on more mature specimens adds winter interest to your landscape. ...

Turpentine Bush Turpentine Bush ( Ericameria laricifolia ) is a small evergreen shrub that is native to New Mexico. It normally grows with a rounded or spreading form to about 3’ tall and 3’ – 5’ wide. Leaves are elongated and somewhat resemble short fat pine needles. When leaves are crushed they emit a turpentine like or tart-lemony scent. Turpentine Bush flowers in late summer or early fall. Bright yellow flowers cover the plants making them a showy addition to the landscape. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Turpentine Bush is very heat and drought tolerant once established. During fall and winter Turpentine Bush retains its green aromatic foliage. Usually remnant seed clusters persist on the plants into late fall and early winter providing visual interest. Turpentine Bush is best grown with low to regular water on well-drained soils. It is hardy to USDA Zone 6. This plant makes a great late flowering addition to the xeric landscape. Conta...

Artemisia Powis Castle Powis Castle Artemisia is an evergreen or “ever silver” perennial. It is grown for its silvery green foliage which adds color to the landscape. Foliage is also aromatic with a very pleasant smell. Powis Castle Artemisia grows in dense puffy mounds reaching 2’ – 3’ tall and 5’ – 6 wide but can be kept to any desired size with occasional pruning. Leaves are thin and feathery. Powis Castle Artemisia produces yellow flowers that are not as showy as its foliage. Powis Castle Artemisia is low water once established and grows well in full sun.   As an evergreen, Powis Castle Artemisia does not change its leaf color in the fall or winter. Instead, it adds color throughout the year particularly through the winter when other plants lose their foliage. It’s always a pleasure to look at or to enjoy its scented silvery foliage. Powis Castle Artemisia is best grown with low to regular water on a well-drained soil. It is hardy to USDA Zone 5. ...

Grapes Trees That Please Nursery propagates several different table grape varieties including: Red Flame, Thompson, Himrod, Canadice, Reliance, Concord, and Venus. These are all seedless, fresh eating or table grapes. Fruit color ranges from red to pink for Red Flame, Canadice, and Reliance. White or green, for Himrod and Thompson, and blue to purple blue for Concord and Venus. All are very tasty and have their own taste attributes. These can be used for fresh eating, juice, or even wine. All of these grape varieties normally continue growth until the first killing frost. At that point leaves are killed while attached to the vines and give the appearance of being freeze dried. Likewise and remaining fruit previously hidden by reveal their presence. This late in the season grapes have usually turned to raisins. The grape variety Venus ( Vitis labrusca ) is an American variety that gives very good fall color. Leaves often turn brilliant red-maroon of blood red. Venu...

Mimosa Tree   The Mimosa Tree (Albizia julibrissin) or silk tree can grow 1’-3’ annually with regular water eventually reaching 20’-25’ tall and 25’-30’ wide. It generally grows with a spreading canopy that provides cooling shade over a wide area. Mimosa trees are grown for shade, their fernlike leaves, and silky pink flowers. Flowers bloom from late spring into fall. The Mimosa Tree has fernlike leaves that consist of groups of smaller leaflets. In fall, Mimosa Leaves can have bright yellow color. However, they often remain green until the first killing frost. Leaves then appear to dry and shrivel while still attached to branches.   They retain their green color almost as it they were freeze dried with the onset of cold weather. Leaves then fall to the ground adding mulch and nutrients to the soil as they decompose. Seed pods remain firmly attached to branches well after leaf fall. On windy days, seeds rattle within the pods p...

Escarpment Live Oak New Mexico Live Oak ( Quercus fusiformis ), also known as Escarpment Live Oak, is a New Mexico native evergreen oak. New Mexico Live Oak has thick glossy green leaves. Its leaf structure varies, from smooth or pointed margins, sometimes even on the same tree. New Mexico Live Oak can have annual growth of up to 4’ per year often reaching 15’ - 20′ or more in height and width. The wild growth form is multi-trunked but if pruned to a single trunk can exceed 20’. New Mexico Live Oak is very heat and drought tolerant and is best grown in well-drained soils but will tolerate clay. This evergreen oak does well with low to regular water and is hardy to USDA Zone 6. As an evergreen oak there is no color change associated with fall. Both mature   and young trees retain their leaves through winter. Some trees may have a few older leaves that turn yellow or red. Escarpment Live Oak acorns also ripen in fall.   If you look closely leaf v...

Chisos Red Oak The Chisos Red Oak ( Quercus gravesii ) is one of our featured November Trees of the Month. It is a New Mexico native tree that can produce annual growth of up to 3’per year ultimately reaching 30’ - 35′ tall and 25′ wide.   Its large canopy provides dark cooling shade. Wild populations are often found growing on dry hillsides and other poor soil situations.       It’s fall and our Chisos Red Oaks are putting on a spectacular show! Leaves turn a brilliant red-maroon, orange, occasionally yellow in the fall. or a mixture of bright colors in the fall. As our November Tree of the Month, Chisos Red Oaks are discounted 25%! We have a large selection of Chisos Red Oaks. Need help selecting a tree or cannot make it to the nursery? Click the link below to view a video of our current inventory of 5 gallon Chisos Red Oaks and to see their range of fall foliage. http://youtu.be/zRq6JDYFgT...

Magness Pear   Magness Pear ( Pyrus communis ) is a medium to large sized, greenish-yellow pear with oval shape and covered with dark spots and sometimes russeted. Magness lacks the classic teardrop shape of Bartlett Pear.   Magness Pear has a rich, very sweet, and juicy, flesh that is almost free of grit cells. Magness can be stored for 2-3 months in cool storage. Magness Pear is resistant to fire blight, a bacterial disease of Pears and Apples. Magness Pear is hardy to USDA Zone 5. Besides being a great tasting pear variety, Magness has beautiful fall color. Leaves can be red orange and red, or a mixture of reddish orange colors. Magness Pear loses its leaves in early November.   Contact Trees That Please Nursery for more information and pricing. Photos and Narrative By: Stephen Sain Staff Plant Physiologist