{"product_id":"texas-mountain-laurel","title":"Texas Mountain Laurel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn March it smells exactly like grape soda and people stop their trucks in the road. Evergreen, glossy, native to the Hill Country, and effectively immortal once established: full sun, alkaline rock, no supplemental water, no interest in your irrigation schedule. It grows slowly, which is precisely why a four-foot one costs what it costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat actually ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3 ft tall, multi-stem or single-stem (specify in order notes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7-Gallon:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4 ft tall, established caliper, container-grown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoot form:\u003c\/strong\u003e Container-grown, root ball intact. This species hates root disturbance and we will not ship it bare-root\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom timeline:\u003c\/strong\u003e Expect first bloom 2 to 4 years after planting from a 3-gallon. A 3-gallon plant is very unlikely to bloom its first spring and we are not going to imply otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipped as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright in a corrugated carton, soil bagged at the collar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMature size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 25 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15 ft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow, 6 to 12 in per year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wisteria-like purple clusters, March, strong grape-soda fragrance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere it grows\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 to 10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexas planting window:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 1 to February 28. Best planted fully dormant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative status:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTrue Texas native.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dermatophyllum secundiflorum, native to the Edwards Plateau, Trans-Pecos and into Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alkaline, rocky, sharply drained. Wet feet kill it faster than anything else\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost none once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTexas care notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToxicity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe red seeds are toxic if chewed and swallowed.\u003c\/strong\u003e The hard coat means intact seeds usually pass through, but do not plant this where toddlers or seed-chewing dogs are unsupervised\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenista caterpillar:\u003c\/strong\u003e A light-green caterpillar defoliates it in late spring. Bt handles it. It is cosmetic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not:\u003c\/strong\u003e Do not plant it in a lawn irrigation zone. That is the number one way these die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShip window and your cancellation right\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips during the dormant season. \u003cstrong\u003eOrders ship between November 1, 2026 and January 31, 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e This species resents being moved while it is pushing growth, so we hold it until it is fully dormant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we cannot ship inside that window we will email you \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e it closes with a revised date and a one-click cancel link. If the new date is 30 days or less past the original, you can wait or cancel, your choice. If we need more than 30 days, your order is cancelled and refunded automatically unless you tell us to hold it. Refunds go back to your original card within 7 business days. This is the FTC Mail Order Rule (16 CFR Part 435) and we would rather you use it than be surprised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe spec is the promise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasure your tree against the \"What actually ships\" numbers above on the day it arrives. If it misses the spec, photograph it and we refund you in full and you keep the tree. We are not going to send you a stick and a photograph of somebody else's oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this image:\u003c\/strong\u003e our product photography is an illustrative rendering of a mature, well-grown specimen of this species. It is not a photograph of the individual plant you will receive. 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