UT Institute of Agriculture: Heat and Drought Tolerant El Nino Chitalpa Resembles Its Parents
September 03, 2025
September 03, 2025
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 3 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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Heat and Drought Tolerant El Nino Chitalpa Resembles Its Parents
It's not too often you come across plants in the landscape that originate from two different genera. These are referred to as intergeneric hybrids. Perhaps the most common is Leyland cypress, a hybrid between Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. There are others, i . . .
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Heat and Drought Tolerant El Nino Chitalpa Resembles Its Parents
It's not too often you come across plants in the landscape that originate from two different genera. These are referred to as intergeneric hybrids. Perhaps the most common is Leyland cypress, a hybrid between Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. There are others, i . . .