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Crape Myrtle and Shade Tree Sale

Our 8th Annual Crape Myrtle & Shade Tree Sale was a huge success!

Many thanks to all who participated by purchasing the more than 1,000 trees which will be planted locally to help beautify our area. And a special thanks to the 160 volunteers who came out to work in the rain to assist us and make the pick-up day run as smooth as could be!

YOU help Keep Brazos Beautiful!

Keep Brazos Beautiful would like to thank this year's sponsor who generously provided the 2009 Annual Crape Myrtle & Shade Tree Sale Brochures: Michael McGrann, Realtor 2002, CCIM/ALC courses, B.S. Civil Environmental Engineering, Cum Laude - Texas A&M University 93, Cell (979) 739-2035, mike@aggierealtor.com, www.aggierealtor.com.

A special thanks to the following sponsors who have helped make this event possible:
 

Apache Prosperity Bank  Gander Mountain

 

Our 8th Annual Crape Myrtle & Shade Tree Sale was a huge success!

Many thanks to all who participated by purchasing the more than 1,000 trees which will be planted locally to help beautify our area. And a special thanks to the 160 volunteers who came out to work in the rain to assist us and make the pick-up day run as smooth as could be!

YOU help Keep Brazos Beautiful!

Keep Brazos Beautiful would like to thank this year's sponsor who generously provided the 2009 Annual Crape Myrtle & Shade Tree Sale Brochures: Michael McGrann, Realtor 2002, CCIM/ALC courses, B.S. Civil Environmental Engineering, Cum Laude - Texas A&M University 93, Cell (979) 739-2035, mike@aggierealtor.com, www.aggierealtor.com.

A special thanks to the following sponsors who have helped make this event possible:
 

Apache Prosperity Bank  Gander Mountain

 

Trees Included This Year:

CRAPE MYRTLES
Natchez-White
  • grows up to 20-30 feet tall
  • white flowers bloom from June to September
  • Has Red-Orange fall foliage
  • range: southern United States and western United States
  • tolerant for hot and cold weather

 
Natchez-White Crape Myrtle
Basham's Pink
  • grows up to 20-30 feet tall
  • Pink/Purple flowers bloom late spring/early summer
  • Has dark green or red to burgundy, foliage
  • flowers are long lasting and showy

 
Basham's Party Pink Crape Myrtle
Tuskarora-Dark Pink
  • grows up to 20 feet tall
  • grows in a vase shape, becoming increasingly wider up to the top
  • blooms from August until October
  • Each coral colored flower matures into a small round seedpod
  • leaves turn a beautiful red-orange color in the fall

 
Tuskarora Crape Myrtle Tree (Dark Pink)
Dynamite-Red
  • 20-30 feet tall
  • blooms last from spring until fall
  • One of the hardiest Crape Myrtles available: Resists mildew, disease and insects
  • blooms start light red the first year and then get deeper each year

 
Dynamite-Red Crape Myrtle
Catawba-Purple
  • 15-20 feet tall
  • requires full sunlight
  • Purple flower clusters on an upright, rounded form
  • flowers bloom during the summer
  • dark reddish brown bark

 
Catawba Purple Crape Myrtle
SHADE TREES
Live Oak
  • 40-80 feet tall
  • evergreen
  • range: Atlantic and Pacific coasts, all across southern United States
  • produces acorns
  • large rounded, spreading shape
  • dark reddish brown bark

 
Live Oak
Shumard Red Oak
  • grows up to 80 - 110 feet tall
  • found in south eastern United States
  • produces many acorns
  • a food source for various birds and mammals

 
Shumard Red Oak
Loblolly Pines
  • grows up to 100 - 115 ft
  • found in south eastern United States
  • rate of growth is rapid
  • produces needles, usually in bundles of three
  • grows well in acidic clay soil

 
Loblolly Pines
Red Maple (NEW!!!)
  • 40 to 60 feet tall
  • deciduous broadleaf
  • green above, gray underneath, turning yellow to red in fall
  • range: Eastern United States & Southeast Canada
  • bark is smooth and gray
  • one of the first signs of spring is the flowers of the Red Maple

 
Red Maple
Wax Myrtle
  • Grows up to 20-40 feet
  • produces fruit which is a small, light green, round drupe covered with a bluish-white wax
  • range: Eastern United States
  • gray-green bark is thin, smooth, and often has gray patches.
  • prefers sandy moist soil
Wax Myrtle

Each tree is $18, and for every 5 trees purchased, the 6th one is free. All trees are in 3 gallon buckets. Do not miss this opportunity to get some great trees!
Not sure if you have room for anymore trees? Then DONATE trees to our Beautification Partner Projects which include partners such as Twin City Mission, Aggie Replant, and The Parks Department with the City of Bryan and City of College Station.

To order or to find out more information, download our flyer by clicking here: (.pdf) or (.doc)

When ordering, send a copy with payment to:
Keep Brazos Beautiful, Inc.
213 B South Main St
Bryan, TX 77802
 
You can also fax your order with credit card information to 979-775-3547.

Pick up trees at Gander Mountain on Saturday, November 21st.
All tree orders must be made before November 13th.

CRAPE MYRTLES
Natchez-White
  • grows up to 20-30 feet tall
  • white flowers bloom from June to September
  • Has Red-Orange fall foliage
  • range: southern United States and western United States
  • tolerant for hot and cold weather

 
Natchez-White Crape Myrtle
Basham's Pink
  • grows up to 20-30 feet tall
  • Pink/Purple flowers bloom late spring/early summer
  • Has dark green or red to burgundy, foliage
  • flowers are long lasting and showy

 
Basham's Party Pink Crape Myrtle
Tuskarora-Dark Pink
  • grows up to 20 feet tall
  • grows in a vase shape, becoming increasingly wider up to the top
  • blooms from August until October
  • Each coral colored flower matures into a small round seedpod
  • leaves turn a beautiful red-orange color in the fall

 
Tuskarora Crape Myrtle Tree (Dark Pink)
Dynamite-Red
  • 20-30 feet tall
  • blooms last from spring until fall
  • One of the hardiest Crape Myrtles available: Resists mildew, disease and insects
  • blooms start light red the first year and then get deeper each year

 
Dynamite-Red Crape Myrtle
Catawba-Purple
  • 15-20 feet tall
  • requires full sunlight
  • Purple flower clusters on an upright, rounded form
  • flowers bloom during the summer
  • dark reddish brown bark

 
Catawba Purple Crape Myrtle
SHADE TREES
Live Oak
  • 40-80 feet tall
  • evergreen
  • range: Atlantic and Pacific coasts, all across southern United States
  • produces acorns
  • large rounded, spreading shape
  • dark reddish brown bark

 
Live Oak
Shumard Red Oak
  • grows up to 80 - 110 feet tall
  • found in south eastern United States
  • produces many acorns
  • a food source for various birds and mammals

 
Shumard Red Oak
Loblolly Pines
  • grows up to 100 - 115 ft
  • found in south eastern United States
  • rate of growth is rapid
  • produces needles, usually in bundles of three
  • grows well in acidic clay soil

 
Loblolly Pines
Red Maple (NEW!!!)
  • 40 to 60 feet tall
  • deciduous broadleaf
  • green above, gray underneath, turning yellow to red in fall
  • range: Eastern United States & Southeast Canada
  • bark is smooth and gray
  • one of the first signs of spring is the flowers of the Red Maple

 
Red Maple
Wax Myrtle
  • Grows up to 20-40 feet
  • produces fruit which is a small, light green, round drupe covered with a bluish-white wax
  • range: Eastern United States
  • gray-green bark is thin, smooth, and often has gray patches.
  • prefers sandy moist soil
Wax Myrtle

Each tree is $18, and for every 5 trees purchased, the 6th one is free. All trees are in 3 gallon buckets. Do not miss this opportunity to get some great trees!
Not sure if you have room for anymore trees? Then DONATE trees to our Beautification Partner Projects which include partners such as Twin City Mission, Aggie Replant, and The Parks Department with the City of Bryan and City of College Station.

To order or to find out more information, download our flyer by clicking here: (.pdf) or (.doc)

When ordering, send a copy with payment to:
Keep Brazos Beautiful, Inc.
213 B South Main St
Bryan, TX 77802
 
You can also fax your order with credit card information to 979-775-3547.

Pick up trees at Gander Mountain on Saturday, November 21st.
All tree orders must be made before November 13th.
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