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- Joni Brown
- Air Quality Program Coordinator
- Victoria Near Nonattainment Area
- jbrown@victoriatx.org
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- Some trees and landscaping plants emit Volatile Organic Compounds or
VOC’s. VOCs are a component
chemical for the creation of ground level ozone pollution.
- Trees and plants that produce cones, called conifers are particularly
high in VOC production.
- Other trees high in VOC include Live Oak and Pecan.
- Planting air friendly trees and plants reduce VOCs and reduce pollution.
- Planting native species or Smartscaping contributes to clean air by
reducing the need to water.
Producing water uses electricity.
Reducing electricity usage is good for the air.
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- This presentation highlights native Texas trees that are good for Texas
air.
- Enjoy the photos and information.
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- Texas Mountain Laurel
- Honey Mesquite
- Wild or Mexican Olive
- Chinese Fan Palm
- Windmill Palm
- Sandpaper Tree (Anaqua)
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- Yaupon Holly
- Texas Persimmon
- Texas Pistache
- Mexican Plum
- Eastern Redbud
- Texas Redbud
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- Mexican Buckeye
- Crape Myrtle
- Desert Willow
- Jerusalem Thorn (Retama)
- Vitex (Chaste or Lavender Tree)
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- Texas Red Oak
- Aristocrat Pear
- Chinese Pistache
- Lacebark Elm
- Southern Magnolia
- Durand Oak
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- Osage Orange
- Western Soapberry
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- Ginko (male)
- Thornless Honeylocust
- Canary Island Date Palm
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- Cedar Elm
- Bur Oak
- Texas Sabal Palm
- Sycamore
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- Conifers, including cypresses & pines
- Pecan
- Cedars
- Evergreen oaks including live oaks
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- Do not plant evergreens because they produce high VOC’s
- Smartscape with native plants to the coastal zone of Texas that are
drought tolerant
- Best reference source:
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http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/xeriscape/xeriscape.html
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- Texas A&M University
- Texas Smartscape Program
- online at TexasSmartscape.com
- University of Texas Environmental Research Center
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