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Lowrey Arboretum Accessions
January 12, 2004.
Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) donated by Houston Federation of Garden Clubs and Far Corners Garden Study Club. Planted in Brown Garden in the Ley Student Center/Rice Memorial Center.
March 2003.
With approval of the Board of Trustees, the Lowrey Arboretum Committee accepted a donation by Mike Anderson of Anderson Landscape and Nursery, Inc., of approximately 38 small specimens. These are all species that were either introduced by Mr. Lowrey to the horticultural trade in Houston, or promoted by him. Many of them were actually propagated by him before his death. In consultation with Ron Smith, Grounds Supervisor, four locations were selected for the proposed plantings. The locations are listed below.
This donation starts the process of assembling collections of major tree species of the southeastern United States (oaks, maples, elms, hickories, ashes, pines) and placing specimens in genus groups so students can easily compare them for purposes of identification, response to common conditions, and responses to pests and pathogens.
Hickory (Carya) Collection. Detention Pond (Harris Gully Natural Area) (see photos)
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Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) -- Native of southeast Texas.
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Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) -- Native of southeast Texas.
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Mockernut hickory (Carya alba = C. tomentosa) -- Native of southeast Texas.
Texas palm collection Anderson Biological Laboratories (see photos)
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Mexican palmetto (Sabal mexicana) -- Introduced to nursery trade by Lynn Lowrey.
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Louisiana palmetto (Sabal louisiana) -- This is a putative hybrid between Sabal minor (a Texas native) and Sabal mexicana. Introduced to nursery trade by Lynn Lowrey.
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Palmetto (Sabal minor)-- Native of southeast Texas.
Wiess College (see photos)
Southern sugar maple (Acer barbatum)-- Native of southeast Texas.
Baseball Stadium/Tennis Stadium (see photos)
Red maple (Acer rubrum)
March 18, 1999.
Initial plantings included two white oaks, two fringe trees, and a swamp chestnut oak in the Harris Gully Natural Area.
Miscellaneous Historical Notes
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