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ORNAMENTAL
TREES
|
TREE
NAME
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LATIN
|
DESCRIPTION
|
HEIGHT
|
|
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Evergreen
|
*Cherry
Laurel
|
Prunus caroliniana |
screening
plant, wildlife food
|
25-50'
|
|
*Yaupon
Holly
|
Ilex vomitoria | red berries in winter, small tree, shade tolerant |
15-20'
|
|
|
*Mountain
Laurel
|
Sophora secundiflora | showy fragrant purple flower |
15-20'
|
|
| Deciduous |
Bradford
Pear
|
Pyrus calleryana | showy white, spring flowers, fall colors |
30-40'
|
|
Chinese
Pistache
|
Pistacia chinensis | fall color, very adaptable |
30-40'
|
|
|
Crape
Myrtle
|
Lagerstroemia indica | summer flowers, many varieties |
25-30'
|
|
|
*Desert
Willow
|
Chilopsis linearis | orchid-like blooms, not a true willow |
15-25'
|
|
|
*Escarpment
Cherry
|
Prunus serotina | fall color, fruit bearing |
20-30'
|
|
|
*Flameleaf
Sumac
|
Rhus copallina and glabra | fall color, may colonize |
15-20'
|
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|
*Honey
Mesquite
|
Prosopis glandulosa | drought tolerant, wood valued for smoking meat |
25-30'
|
|
| *Kidneywood | Eysenhardtia texana | fragrant flowers, small tree |
10-15'
|
|
| *Mexican Buckeye | Ungnadia speciosa | pink spring flowers, small tree |
10-15'
|
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| *Mexican Plum | Prunus mexicana | white spring flowers, wildlife food |
15-25'
|
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| *Possomhaw Holly | Ilex deciduos | sun or shade, small tree, red winter berries | ||
| *Texas Persimmon | Diospyros texana | wildlife food, multi-trunk |
15-25'
|
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| *Texas Redbud | Cercis canadensis | early pink blossoms, drought tolerant |
20-25'
|
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| Vitex Lilac Tree | Vitex Agnus-castus | late spring, lavender blooms, small tree |
15-20'
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*Native
Texas Plants
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