The Dominion - October 2015 by Peel, Inc.

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NEWS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE DOMINION

VOLUME VII ISSUE X

OCTOBER 2015

Hill Country Autumn Color In last year’s November article I explained the physiological and conditional factors that cause autumnal color change. In that article I briefly listed both native and naturalized tree species that produce noteworthy color. The lists from that article are reproduced below and the focus of this month’s article will be a brief exposition on the various native and naturalized maple varieties. NATIVE SPECIES Spanish Red Oak (multi), Cedar Elm (yellow), Blackjack Oak (red/ purple), Bigtooth Maple (multi), Chalk Maple (scarlet), Trident Maple (yellow), Escarpment Black Cherry, (yellow), Bigleaf & Littleleaf Walnut (yellow), Texas Ash (yellow then scarlet then purple!), Flameleaf Sumac (multi) NATURALIZED SPECIES Ginko (yellow), Shantung Maple (multi), Caddo Maple (multi), Mexican Sugar Maple (multi), Silver Maple (multi), Drummond Red Maple (scarlet), Amur Maple (multi), Trident Maple (multi), Chinese Pistache (multi), Shumard Red Oak (scarlet) The most well known of all maples in the hill country is the BigTooth Maple, erroneously thought to be located only in the Lost Maples State Park. They are interspersed in many Hill Country counties with large populations in Kendall County (especially Tapatio Springs area). They have a moderate growth rate and boast multiple colors in the fall once they grow out of juvenile state (i.e. 10-15 years). There are very closely related species to the BigTooth – namely the Caddo and the Mexican

Sugar Maple which both have almost double the growth rate, reach color age quicker, and manage both caliche and drought situations better that their cousin the BigTooth. The Chalk Maple is a much smaller multi-trunk maple that is actually found in the northern Austin area but is generally associated with the East Texas region. It is quite probably the best fall color producer. This tree is number one on my list of maples to push for heavy planting throughout the Hill Country. The Trident Maple is also native to the East Texas area but I’ve come across numerous specimens growing well in our area. The Amur and Silver Maples are the least adapted of the maple species but with moderate amounts of routine micronutrient supplements chlorosis can be avoided and they can both do well here and add diversity and uniqueness to our landscapes. With all these native and/or naturalized trees – consumer pressure for nurseries to propagate these species from highly successful specimens in the local area can increase the vitality, vigor, and longevity of these species. I find it very unfortunate that many of these species are hard to find or labeled as incompatible because so many large nurseries do not make quality and attrition rate a priority. The smaller growers such as Madrone Nursery, Medina Nursery, Natives of Texas, Green Cloud Nursery and others know this and are committed to the plant quality and diversity that our green industry desperately needs. Any questions or comments on this article, or previous articles, please contact me at kevin@arborcareandconsulting.com.

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IS NOVEMBER 7, 2015 Local artisans are busy painting, sewing, crafting, and creating as they prepare for the upcoming Boerne Handmade Market on November 7, 2015. This fall marks the sixth market that organizer Alyssa Mantooth has put on and the third market that organizer Beth Legge has put on. Organizers say that they started the market in October 2012 because they knew that several of their friends were making beautiful and unique products but did not have a good way to sell them locally. They wanted to provide a platform for the community to shop for trendy and unique products. The idea for a handmade market was born. The first market only had 11 vendors. This fall registration was cut off on September 1, with 47 vendors registered. Registered vendors bring all kinds of products such as: painted wooden signs, stationary, local honey and goat milk soap, jewelry, woodwork, spices and rubs, home decor, children's accessories, and tons of unique gift ideas for the holidays! Many of the vendors have now grown to sell online in their own Etsy shops and at handmade markets around the state. One exciting addition this fall is that the market will have a Kids Market sections that will feature children ages 6-14 selling their own handmade items in booths that they have paid for. The Kids Market booth fees are significantly lower than the "adult" booths at Boerne Handmade, but allow the children to learn about business and becoming entrepreneurs. Alyssa and Beth hope to instill a love for the arts in children by making Boerne Handmade Market not only accessible and enjoyable to children, but also somewhere they can learn and create while being supported by their community. The Boerne Handmade Market is from 9am - 4pm on Saturday November 7, 2015 located outdoors at The Pavilion Events center on John's Road. Multiple food trucks are parked at the event for refreshment and there is also a great playground behind the pavilion for children! For more information as well as exciting giveaways, you can find Boerne Handmade Market on Facebook and Instagram (@boernehandmademarket). More information as well as Kid Market registration can be found at http://www.boernehandmademarket.com. Copyright © 2015 Peel, Inc.

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and nutrients, mostly from the minerals When the time of year arrives when leaves begin to fall and the landscape starts naturally leached from the foliage of its host to appear a bit more barren, some things tree. Its specific name ‘usenoides’ means ‘resembling Usnea’, which is also known as become more noticeable, even though they were present all along. One such thing is Beard Lichen, but this plant is not a lichen either. It grows in chain-like fashion to epiphytes, or plants that grow harmlessly upon another plant (such as a tree), and form hanging structures up to 20 feet in derive moisture and nutrients from the air. length, and bears tiny whitish-green flowers from April to June. Its primary range is the The word epiphyte comes from the Greek ‘epi’ meaning ‘upon’ and ‘phyton’ meaning southeastern US, but is found as far north ‘plant.’ Epiphytes differ from parasites in as Virginia, and it propagates both by seed that they grow on other plants for physical and vegetatively with fragments carried support and do not necessarily negatively by the wind to neighboring tree limbs. Spanish Moss has been used for various affect their host. They are also called ‘air plants’ since they do not root in soil. In purposes, including building insulation, central Texas, the most common epiphytes packing material, and mattress stuffing. native to our area are Ball Moss (Tillandsia It is still in use today for arts and crafts, recurvata) and Spanish Moss (Tillandsia and even in the manufacture of evaporative or swamp coolers. These coolers contain usneoides). Ball Moss Members of the Bromeliad or Pineapple thick pads of Spanish Moss that are pumped family, neither of these plants are real with water, with the cooling effect of mosses, but true plants with flowers and evaporation caused by a fan that pulls air seeds. Ball Moss is a scurfy herb with through the pad and into the building. There is a common misconception that narrow leaves forming small, grayish ball-like clusters on the branches of these epiphytes are parasites, and that deciduous trees. In North America, it is they harm the trees that serve as their native from Florida to southern Georgia, hosts. While trees that are heavily infested Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, with a with these plants can have increased wind resistance and result in fallen limbs, there disjunct population in central Louisiana. Slender, pale violet flowers appear on long is little evidence among the botanist bracts from June to August. Ball Moss community that a reasonable presence of grows well in areas with low light, little these plants have a noticeable effect on airflow, and high humidity, which is why the growth or health of the tree. In fact, the presence of these air plants serves as it is often found on shade trees in the South. It photosynthesizes its own food a benefit to many forms of wildlife by by receiving water vapor from the air, harboring small insects that provide food, nitrogen from bacteria, and other minerals supplying nesting material, and serving as from windblown dust. Wind is also the shelter from the outside elements. main method of Ball Moss seed dispersal, and its plentiful seeds are armed with fine, Send your nature-related questions to Spanish Moss straight hairs that cling well to wet or rough naturewatch@austin.rr.com and we’ll do surfaces such as bark. our best to answer them. If you enjoy reading these articles, Generally growing upon larger trees such as Southern Live check out our book, Nature Watch Austin (published by Texas Oak and Bald Cypress, Spanish Moss forms a cascading mass of A&M University Press), and our blog at naturewatchaustin. slender, scaly gray leaves. These scales help the plant absorb water blogspot.com. 4

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