Shade Trees
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Botanical Listing Common Name

	Acer rubrum v drummondii Drummond Red Maple
	Native, averages 60’ x 40’, upright growth, yellow-orange-red fall foliage, covered in spring with clusters of tiny red flowers, female produces red winged seedpods, tolerates clay soil, fast growing, long Lived.

	Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol Tree
	Averages 20’ x 10’, tropical looking tree, upright, fast growing, umbrella shaped canopy, distinctive smooth, green trunk & branches; small, green & orange petalless flower clusters 12”-15” spring & summer followed by green pods turning brown in autumn & opening into 5 leaf-like structures with 2-3 seeds (Back to Top)

	Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia
	Native, evergreen, 60’ x 30’ average, large, glossy, leathery foliage, fragrant white flowers spring/summer, sun/light shade, moist, well drained, salt tolerant, wildlife source

	Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum Tree Summer-Fall 2005
	Native, 50’ x 30’, deciduous, upright pyramidal form, outstanding shiny red fall color, produces colbalt-blue cherry-like berries September/October, sun, tolerates wet, wildlife source (Back to Top)

	Platanus mexicana Mexican Sycamore
	Native, averages 80’ x 50’, fast growing, large maple-like blue-green leaves & shimmering silver-white underside, full sun, tolerant of most soil conditions, resistant to anthracnose, deciduous, tolerates wet & dought, long lived

	Quercus acutissima Sawtooth Oak
	Fast growing, 60’ x 40’, pyramidal when young, more rounded crown with maturity, 5”-7” long leaves with a sawtooth margin, widely adaptable to soil type, wet-dry & temperature ranges (Back to Top)

	Quercus alba White Oak
	Native, long-lived, 65’ x 50’ average; large, lobed leaves 9” x 5” emerging pinkish-green, dark green in summer & orange-red to purplish-red in autumn, silvery-gray bark, deep root system allowing planting near buildings, large acorns, sun/part shade, moist, well drained, wildlife

	Quercus graciliformis Evergreen Chisos Oak
	Native, evergreen, glossy lance-shaped leaves, averages 50’ x 40’, upright growth habit, graceful, airy appearance (Back to Top)

	Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
	Native, long-lived, 60’-80’ x 60’ average, majestic oak, extremely adaptable, deeply fissured bark, 7”-9” leaves, mossy-cup acorns, sun, drought tolerant, deciduous

	Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak
	Native, 60’ x 40’-50’ oval form, ash-gray bark, shaggy & broken into strips or plates, leaves 6” x 4” with dark green top side, whitish & fuzzy underside, vivid autumn red color, large acorns, sun/shade, moist (Back to Top)

	Quercus nuttallii Nuttall Oak
	Native, 50’ x 30’ long lived, brilliant red fall foliage, fast growing, tolerates moist, heavy clay, sun, deciduous

	Quercus polymorpha Mexican White Oak
	Evergreen, except very severe winters, 60’ x 40’, fast growing, pyramidal in youth, long oval leaves 5”-7”, from the Monterrey Mountains of Mexico, sun, good drainage, fair saline tolerance (Back to Top)

	Quercus rizophylla Loquat Leaf Oak
	Evergreen, upright, fast growing, 60’ x 40’ Mexican Oak, textured, thick, dark green glossy foliage, sun, drought tolerant, sheds leaves in spring while simultaneously adding new foliage, neutral to acidic soil

	Quercus virginiana Live Oak
	Native, evergreen, averages 50’ x 75’, fast growing 1st 10 years, small foliage & acorns, sheds leaves in spring while simultaneously adding new foliage, sun/light shade, tolerant of soil & salt spray (Back to Top)

	Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
	Native, averages 80’ x 40’, deciduous conifer, conical form & spectacular bronze fall color, soft, fern-like, feathered foliage that is emerald green in spring, produces knees, full sun, wet or dry conditions, wildlife, very long lived

	Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma Cypress
	Native, semi-evergreen, pyramidal conifer averaging 80’ x 40’, fast growing, soft fern-like foliage, russet colored foliage in fall, NO KNEES, sun, wet & drought tolerant, wildlife, very long lived (Back to Top)

	Taxodium mucronatum ‘Sentido’ Weeping Montezuma Cypress
	Native, Semi-evergreen, pyramidal conifer growing up & then weeping downward, averaging 80’ x 40’, fast growing, soft fern-like foliage, russet colored foliage in fall, NO KNEES, sun, wet & drought tolerant, wildlife, long lived, grafted

	Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm
	Native, 60’ x 40’, oval crown, medium growth rate, deciduous, small foliage, yellow fall color, sometimes has winged bark on branches, sun, drought tolerant, wildlife (Back to Top)

	Ulmus alata Winged Elm Tree
	Native, 40’ x 30’, fast growing, deciduous, corky winged bark along branches, yellow fall color, small foliage, sun, drought tolerant, wildlife

Signifies Native Texas Plants

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