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Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 0881929050
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to selecting trees and shrubs for an arid Southwestern garden profiles more than two hundred climate-appropriate plants, with cultivation and care techniques, pest and disease control tips, and pruning advice.
Author: Robert A. Vines
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 1122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Author: Francis Hapgood Elmore
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780911408416
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to the identification of shrubs and trees in this region. 168 species are described using text and detailed drawings.
Author: Jack L. Carter
Publisher: Mimbres Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780961994518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over 150 plants of the Southwest with color photographs and descriptions
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Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0881927619
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A regional gardening manual highlights more than 150 perennial plants that are perfect for the arid climate conditions of the Southwest, offering practical information on how to design a dry-climate garden and an alphabetical listing of appropriate plants that includes information on drought tolerance, ornamental characteristics, and cultivation requirements.
Author: Louis A. Harveson
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2016-02-04
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1623493536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.