Blooming Wild Olive Tree
by Debra Martz
Title
Blooming Wild Olive Tree
Artist
Debra Martz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
While hiking the many trails at Estero Llano Grande State Park in April, plants of all kinds were blooming. The wild olive trees were full of beautiful white blossoms.
"Some call this tree the Texas Olive which occurs in the wild in very few locations. Historically, this Texas beauty grew no further north than certain lower Rio Grande Valley counties, including Hidalgo, Jim Hogg and Willacy. It is native to no other state in the United States. Trees may live well over 100 years.
The uniquely flowering Texas Olive is also native to Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Coahuila and Tamaulipas. In those parts of Mexico, the Texas Olive is commonly referred to as the Mexican Olive."
For more information visit http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/homehort/archives-of-weekly-articles-davids-plant-of-the-week/texas-olive-tree/
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April 16th, 2016
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