Mortellaro's Nursery
External Resources
Tree Planting Guidelines -- A healthy tree all starts with properly installing it in the landscape. This is from our 2016 Catalog, page 25
Planting for Drainage -- One common mistake when planting is overlooking the drainage requirements of both the plant and the planting area. To help with this, we’ve created a guide introducing mound planting as a solution for areas with poor drainage.
Here are some resources outside of Mortellaros.com that you may find useful.
USDA Hardiness Zone Map of Texas This is the hardiness zone map referenced on plants found on our website.
Texas General Soil Map - detailed analysis of soil all across Texas
Research and Identify Turfgrass Diseases, Weeds, or Insects at AggieTurf
Get your Plant Disease Issue Identified at TPDDL
The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, located in College Station, Texas, is a service lab of the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University in conjunction with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. If they can't identify your landscape's ailment, that would be quite a feat.
The ASPCA has a great resource to check if a plant is toxic to dogs, cats, or horses. It was referrenced when labeling any plants on our website or catalog as toxic.
