Texas Swampprivet
Forestiera angustifolianative · Central Texas
Texas Swampprivet is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 4–6 ft tall and 6 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow and green in Mar–Apr. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–Apr · yellow, green
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on clay, dry, limestone, rocky, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
No Level IV record in the launch area yet. Recorded in these Texas ecoregions:
Chihuahuan DesertGulf Coast Prairies and MarshesSouthern Texas Plain
9 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.