Stephen F. Austin State University

NACOGDOCHES - The annual Fabulous Fall Festival plant sale at Stephen F. Austin State University's Mast Arboretum will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the intramural field on Wilson Drive. "As usual, a great selection of rare, unusual, and Texas-tough trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous perennials, grasses and groundcovers will be available," said Dawn Stover, Mast Arboretum research associate. "Almost all of the plants are produced at SFA by the staff, students and volunteers."

Greg Grant, Pineywoods Native Plant Center research associate, will introduce his pink 'Pam Puryear' Turk's Cap; 'Buttercream' Lantana; and the 2006 Texas Superstar, 'Henry Duelberg' Sage, according to Stover. "Many of the rare Aromi hybrid deciduous azaleas will be offered, as will a good number of the rarely available Texas native Southern sugar maple, Acer barbatum," Stover said.

Proceeds from the plant sale help support the SFA Mast Arboretum, the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden, the Pineywoods Native Plant Center and educational programs.

For more information, call (936) 468-4404 or visit the Web site at: http://arboretum.sfasu.edu/