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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Native Plant Nursery

Founded in 2020, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Native Plant Nursery is located on the UTRGV campus in Brownsville, Texas, and is directed by Dr. Christopher Gabler, an Associate Professor of plant ecology and sustainability in the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Science (SEEMS). We provide propagation, research, and consulting services for southern, eastern, and coastal Texas ecosystems, with an emphasis on the Lower Rio Grande Valley region. We specialize in the propagation and repopulation of tree and shrub species native to the Tamaulipan thornscrub habitats of southern Texas and northern Mexico, as well as federally listed endangered plant species native to the 4-county Lower Rio Grande Valley region (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties). We perform research on the biology, ecology, propagation, and repopulation of these thornscrub and endangered plant species, as well as on the restoration more broadly of the ecosystems where these plants are found. We are a non-profit entity and part of a state institution of higher education. UTRGV is the nation's second largest Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Physical Address:

2651 FJRM Ave, Brownsville, TX 78520
Brownsville, TX 78520

Contact:

Dr. Christopher Gabler
ph: (956) 882-5040

Area of Operation:

United States

Texas: Brazoria, Brooks, Cameron, Galveston, Harris, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy, Zapata

 

Seed Products and Services

Services
  • Collection
  • Collection training
  • Increase or Production
Products
  • Seed for restoration
    • Coastal species
    • Forbs
    • Shrubs
    • Trees
    • Wetlands species

Nursery Products and Services

Services
  • Contract growing
    • Restoration / Conservation
      • Forbs
      • Shrubs
      • Trees
      • Wetlands species
  • Other
    Research and consulting in ways to improve nursery production methods (e.g., how to enhance germination, survival, or seedling performance).
Specifications
Nursery type
  • Not-for-Profit non-profit, non-business entities
  • State state/province/insular/university operation
Business type
  • Contract legal agreement involved, including Custom Growing
  • No Public Sales material only available to government agencies or in-house use only
  • Research project assistance
Production capacity
  • 100,000 – 1,000,000
Stocktypes produced
  • Container
    Containers vary but are always those most appropriate for the species and age produced.
Minimum order size

Our typical production capacity is less than 100,000, but we can exceed this with enough lead time.

Products
  • Seedlings for sale
    • Restoration / Conservation
      • Forbs
      • Shrubs
      • Trees
      • Wetlands species

Outplanting Products and Services

Services
  • Site preparation
    • Chemical
      • Ground chemical application
  • Planting
    • Hand

Post-Planting Products and Services

Services
  • Seedling monitoring survival and mortality