Aleppo pine |
Pinus halepensis |
M |
Sun; evergreen with yellowish green needles and round canopy. |
Anacacho orchid tree |
Bauhinia lunarioides |
S |
Semi-Evergreen, tree-shrub, white flower clusters. |
Anaqua, Sandpaper tree |
Ehretia anacua |
M |
Evergreen broadleaf; white flower clusters. |
Arizona Cypress |
Cupressus arizonica |
M |
Evergreen conifer; gray green foliage; pyramidal shape. |
Ashe Juniper |
Juniperus ashei |
S |
Evergreen conifer; green foliage, blue fruit used by wildlife. |
Bald Cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
L |
Sun, part shade; deciduous; best if planted within 15 feet of water; copper leaves in fall. |
Big Tooth Maple |
Acer grandidentatum |
M |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; needs moist soil; outstanding fall color; seeds are a good food source for wildlife. |
Blackjack Oak |
Quercus marilandica |
L |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; needs well drained, preferably sandy, soil. |
Bur Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
L |
Deciduous; large acorns and leaves, good shade tree, oak wilt resistant. |
Carolina Buckthorn |
Frangula caroliniana |
S |
Semi-evergreen; sun-shade, glossy leaves, reddish fruit. |
Cedar Elm |
Ulmus crassifolia |
M |
Sun - Shade; deciduous; oval canopy, yellow fall color |
Cherry Laurel |
Prunus caroliniana |
S |
Sun; part shade; evergreen; dark glossy green leaves; vigorous grower; good wildlife food. |
Chinquapin Oak |
Quercus muhlenbergii |
L |
Sun-Shade; deciduous; round canopy tree; blade like foliage. |
Condalia, Brazil, Bluewood Condalia |
Condalia hookeri |
S |
Evergreen; delicate foliage; drought tolerant; sun-shade, excellent wildlife tree. |
Crabapple, Texas |
Mollis texana |
S |
Partial shade, deciduous, spring white flowers. |
Crape Myrtle |
Lagerstroemia sp. |
S |
Full sun only, deciduous, variety of colors, attractive bark and fall color, Non-native. |
Deodar Cedar |
Cedrus deodara |
L |
Evergreen; spreading pyramidal shape. |
Desert Willow |
Chilopsis linearis |
S |
Deciduous; pink tubular flowers; willow-like foliage, very drought tolerant. |
Escarpment Black Cherry |
Prunus serotina var. eximia |
M |
Deciduous; sun to shade; fall foliage; fruit good for wildlife. |
Escarpment Live Oak |
Quercus fusiformis |
L |
Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen; adapted to thin soils; susceptible to oak wilt. |
Eve's Necklace |
Sophora affinis |
M |
Deciduous; sun-shade; white to pink flowers. |
Goldenball Lead Tree |
Leucaena retusa |
S |
Full sun; deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers. |
Hackberry |
Celtis spp. |
M |
Deciduous; prolific; wildlife favorite for fruit and browse. |
Huisache |
Acacia farnesiana |
M |
Deciduous; delicate foliage; fragrant yellow flowers. |
Italian stone pine |
Pinus pinea |
L |
Sun; evergreen with long medium green needles and a very flat canopy; slow growing. |
Kidneywood |
Eysenhardtia polystachya |
S |
Deciduous; delicate tree-shrub; fragrant white flowers. |
Lacebark Elm |
Ulmus parvifolia |
M |
Sun; deciduous; attractive exfoliating bark, susceptible to cotton root rot; Non-native. |
Lacy Oak |
Quercus laceyi |
M |
Deciduous; sun-partial shade; hill county native, oak wilt resistant. |
Live Oak
|
Quercus virginiana |
L |
Sun, semi-evergreen, small glossy leaves, valuable to wildlife, long lived |
Loquat |
Eriobotrya japonica |
S |
Sun to partial shade, evergreen, large leaves, fragrant flowers, edible fruit, Non-native. |
Mesquite |
Prosopis glandulosa |
M |
Full sun only, deciduous; spreading form, rambling trunk. Texas Native. |
Mexican Buckeye |
Ungnadia speciosa |
M |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; delicate pink flowers loved by bees in spring; produces 3-celled seed pods containing shiny black seeds; a Texas native. |
Mexican live Oak, Monterrey Oak |
Quercus polymorpha |
L |
Sun/part shade; Semi-evergreen; leathery leaves; oak wilt resistant. |
Montezuma Cypress |
Taxodium mucronatum |
L |
Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen, better adapted to drought than baldcypress; weeping canopy. |
Pecan |
Carya illinoinensis |
L |
Sun-shade, deciduous; needs lots of space and soil; sensitive to root impact. |
Plum, Mexican |
Prunus mexicana |
S |
Deciduous; sun to shade; white flowers, fruit. |
Possumhaw Holly |
Ilex decidua |
S |
Sun/partial shade; deciduous; the female plant has shiny, red fruit during the winter months that is enjoyed by birds; very high heat tolerance; a Texas native. |
Red Buckeye |
Aesculus pavia |
S |
Shade; deciduous, bright red flowers in early spring. |
Red Oak, Shumard |
Quercus shumardii |
L |
Deciduous; fall color, good shade tree. |
Redbud, Texas or Oklahoma
|
Cercis canadensis var. texensis |
M |
Sun/partial shade; deciduous; great fall color; fruit & foliage valuable to wildlife. |
Retama, Paloverde |
Parkinsonia texana |
S |
Full sun only; deciduous; fast growing, yellow flowers. |
Roughleaf Dogwood |
Cornus drummondii |
S |
Sun/part shade; deciduous; white flowers; thicket forming; nice fall color; recommended for wildscapes. |
Rusty Blackhaw |
Viburnum rufidulum |
S |
Deciduous; fall color, white flower clusters |
Senna, Flowering |
Cassia corymbosa |
S |
Sun; deciduous; yellow flowers; dark green leaves; tolerant of poor, rocky soils. |
Silk-tassle |
Garrya ovata |
S |
Evergreen; sun-shade. |
Spiny Hackberry |
Celtis pallida |
S |
Evergreen; greenish white flowers, yellow orange fruit. |
Sycamore, Mexican |
Platanus mexicana |
L |
Deciduous; large leaves, good shade tree. |
Sycamore,Texas |
Platanus glabrata |
L |
Deciduous; smaller leaves than Mexican sycamore, good shade tree. |
Texas Ash |
Fraxinus texensis |
M |
Partial shade; deciduous; rare Hill Country Native; requires moist soil. |
Texas Buckeye |
Aesculus arguta |
M |
Partial-shade; deciduous; 7 to 11 leaflets; yellow spring flowers. |
Texas Ebony |
Ebenopsis ebano |
S |
Sun, evergreen; white flowers, black rough bark, large seed pod. |
Texas Mountain Laurel
|
Sophora secundiflora |
S |
Sun; evergreen; violet grape scented flowers during early spring. Does best with good drainage or on rocky, dry areas. |
Texas Persimmon
|
Diospyros texana |
S |
Deciduous, full sun, part shade, female trees have black fruit, smooth gray bark. |
Texas Pistache |
Pistacia texana |
S |
Semi-Evergreen; full sun to part-shade; red fruit. |
Texas Smoke Tree |
Cotinus obovatus |
S |
Deciduous, mid-spring purple to pink flowers, good fall color. |
Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lavender Tree |
Vitex agnus-castus |
S |
Sun; deciduous; purple, pink, or white flower spikes; Non-native. |
Wafer Ash, Hop tree |
Ptelea trifoliata |
S |
Semi-Evergreen; sun-shade; light green foliage. |
Western Soapberry |
Sapindus drummondii |
M |
Sun/partial sun; deciduous; clusters cream colored flowers in May. |
Wild Olive
|
Cordia boisserieri |
S |
Sun; semi-evergreen; large white flowers in summer. |
Yaupon Holly
|
Ilex vomitora |
S |
Evergreen; sun or shade; female has red fruit. |