Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 317, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 2018 Page: 5 of 18
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GOOD LIVING
Denton Record-Chronicle
Friday, June 15, 2018
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Tips can help provide
safety in sunny Texas
Desert willow good choice
to add to local landscape
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and can reduce your chances of
dehydration. Drinking before
heading into the sun and while
outside is very important.
Staying hydrated will help to
keep your body at a normal
temperature.
According to the Cleveland
Clinic, when doing outdoor
activities, you should drink no
less than 16 to 20 ounces of
fluid before heading outdoors
and 6 to 12 ounces every 10 to
15 minutes that you remain
outside. If you are exercising
or doing strenuous outdoor
activity, a drink that replenishes
electrolytes is ideal, while if you
are solely outdoors in the heat,
water will do the trick.
If you aren’t much of a water
drinker, try these infused water
recipes for a refreshing and
healthy alternative.
Infused waters can be kept
in the refrigerator for three to
five days. Smash the ingredients
or slice them thinly to enhance
the flavor. Do not reuse fruit for
additional batches.
Here are some examples:
■ Fruit with a twist: Mix 1
gallon of water with a 1/2 cup
of raspberries, smashed, and 2
sliced lemons.
■ Refreshing spa water:
Mix 1 gallon of water with 1
thinly sliced cucumber, 2 thinly
sliced limes and 3 sprigs of
chopped mint.
■ The Texas Fresh: Mix 1
gallon of water with 1 thin-
ly sliced orange, 1/2 cup of
blueberries, smashed, and 2
chopped basil leaves.
By taking some precaution-
ary measures, you can help to
reduce or prevent these serious
sun/heat related conditions and
continue to enjoy the summer
sun!
une is here which means it
is National Safety Month.
Safety can include a variety
of issues from preventing slips
and working safely to first aid,
emergency preparedness and
sun safety.
As summer approaches, the
Texas heat begins to become
unbearable and the ultraviolet
(UV) rays that the sun gives off
become a bigger threat to our
health.
Taking safety precautions
such as proper hydration,
wearing protective clothing and
using skin protectant, such as
sun block with the appropriate
sun protection factor (SPF), can
help to protect individuals from
heat exhaustion, heat stroke
and possibly skin cancer.
Heat exhaustion, heat stroke
and skin cancer are serious sun-
and heat-related conditions
where precautions should be
taken to help prevent or reduce
the risk of happening.
Heat exhaustion can occur
when participating in stren-
uous physical activity in ex-
treme temperatures. Accord-
ing to the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, signs
of heat exhaustion include
heavy sweating, fatigue,
vomiting or nausea, fainting
and clammy pale skin. If heat
exhaustion ensues, individuals
should move to a cool location,
apply cold cloths to the body
and sip water.
If heat exhaustion is not
caught in time, the individuals’
condition can become more
serious and lead to heat stroke.
Heat stroke is character-
ized by a body temperature of
around 103 degrees, a rapid
pulse, red, dry or moist skin and
can possibly lead to uncon-
sciousness.
Heat stroke needs medical
attention immediately.
While heat-related illnesses
show more immediate symp-
toms, skin cancer is a condition
that happens over a period of
time.
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re you looking for a
fast-growing, drought
tolerant, ornamental,
native Texas tree to use in
your landscape instead of the
exotic and over-used crepe
myrtle? Or maybe instead of
the foreign vitex? Try desert
willow instead.
To see how they grow, in
the city of Denton, you can
find desert willow as a street
tree in the recently renovated
Hickory Street area between
the downtown Square and
Bell Avenue. Check it out!
While you’re there, also look
at many of the other native
Texas plants that the city
planted in the parkways on
those blocks.
Desert willow, Chilopsis lin-
earis, grows to 15 to 30 feet tall
with a multi-trunked, branch-
ing growth habit. Its leaves are
deciduous, 4 to 5 inches long
and half an inch wide, light to
medium green, resembling
those of willow trees, giving
desert willow its name.
However, desert willow is
not a true willow. It is more
closely related to trumpet
vine (Campsis radicans)
and yellowbells (Tecoma
stans) and is a member of
the catalpa family, Bignonia-
ceae. Desert willow is native
to south-central Texas and
points south and west, where
it is found in desert washes.
Many cultivars of desert
willow are available in the
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It is still necessary, though,
to take precautions to reduce
your risk of skin cancer.
When outside, the sun gives
off UV rays that can be harmful
to the skin, which is why it is
important to be proactive and
protect yourself against these
harmful rays.
Using sunscreen and dress-
ing in appropriate attire are
ways that we can reduce the risk
of sun exposure and sunburns,
which can increase our risk of
sun-related conditions.
If individuals have plans
on staying outside in the sun
for a prolonged period of time,
some ways to limit exposure to
UV rays are to look for shaded
areas, wear long-sleeve shirts
and long pants if possible, wear
a hat and sunglasses and use a
broad spectrum sunscreen with
no less than SPF 15.
Sunscreen works by reflect-
ing or absorbing the sunlight,
therefore a thick layer should be
applied to skin that is exposed
to the sun.
Sunscreen should be reap-
plied after sweating or swim-
ming and after being outside for
more than two hours because it
does tend to wear off.
According to the CDC,
sunscreen should still be worn
on days that are cool or cloudy.
Sunscreen should be kept in
cooler temperatures and should
be used before its expiration
date to be most effective.
Hydration is also a vital
factor in staying safe in the sun
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Desert willow is a drought-tolerant native Texas tree.
acapulcensis), prairie verbena
0Glandularia bipinnatifida),
Mexican feathergrass (Nas-
sella tenuissima), red yucca
(Hesperaloepamiflara) and
various milkweeds (Asdepias
spp.).
nursery trade with variations
in flower color and leaf size.
Desert willow flowers
from April through Sep-
tember with the heaviest
blooms in May and June.
The catalpa-like flowers vary
in color from white to pink
to dark rose to purple, with
yellow streaks in each flower’s
throat. Many cultivars have
two-toned flowers.
The flowers are 1 to 11/2
inches long, funnel-shaped
and feature ruffles at the
end. By the fall, the flowers
give rise to 6- to 10-inch long
seedpods, which remain on
the tree until after the leaves
drop in late autumn.
Because desert willow is
small, several can be planted
together to form a deciduous,
flowering hedge or it may
be grown as a single accent
tree. Desert willow attracts
hummingbirds.
Companion native Texas
plants include blackfoot
daisy (Melampodium leucan-
thum), zexmenia (Wedelia
Full or partial sun is best
for desert willow. It grows
well in a variety of soils, but
it must have good drainage
or it may rot. Desert willow
may be watered when first
planted. Once established, it
is extremely drought-tolerant.
Excessive watering and/or
fertilizer can lead to too-rapid
growth resulting in a weaker
tree and fewer blooms.
Look for the NICE! Plant
of the Season signs and infor-
mation sheets at a partici-
pating North Texas nursery.
Thank you for using native
plants in your landscapes.
BECCA DICKSTEIN, a
member of the Trinity Forks
Chapter of the Native Plant
Society of Texas, is on the
University of North Texas
biological sciences faculty.
For more information,
contact me at 940-349-2882 or
cmdavis@ag.tamu.edu.
COURTNEY DAVIS is the
family and community health
county extension agent with
Texas AgriLife Extension.
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