Texas Almond
Prunus minutifloranative · Hill Country
Texas Almond is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 2–3 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white in Mar. Deer rarely browse it. Good for bees, birds, hummingbirds and small mammals.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Mar · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, dry, limestone, sand, shallow
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports bees, birds, hummingbirds and small mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau Woodland
138 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.