Xeriscape Advisory Board of Austin: Shade Trees for Your Smartscape

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SHADE TREES

	TREE NAME	LATIN	DESCRIPTION	HEIGHT

Evergreen	Afghan Pine	Pinus eldarica	fast-growing, best pine for alkaline soils	25-50'
	Deodar Cedar	Cedrus deodara	fine texture, needs drainage	25-50'
	*Live Oak	Quercus virginiana	oak wilt susceptible	30-50'
Deciduous	*Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	large oak, majestic, very adaptable	50-60'
	*Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	fall color	50-60'
	*Chinquapin Oak	QuercusMuhlenbergii	tall, slender form	30-50'
	Drake Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	nearly evergreen, drought tolerant	20-30'
	Drake Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	nearly evergreen, drought tolerant	20-30'
	*Pecan	Carya illinoinensis	nut producing	60-80'
	*Texas Ash	Fraxinus texensis	fast growing	40-50'
	*Weestern Soapberry	Sapindus Drummondii	showy winter fruit, yellow fall color	30-40'

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