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Pine, Loblolly
This fast-growing “yellow pine” is the most abundant and valuable species in East Texas from Orange county westward to Walker and Waller Counties. The species is also abundant northward to the Oklahoma line. The Loblolly pine also constitutes the pine of the “Lost Pine Region” in the vicinity of Bastrop. The Loblolly invades abandoned fields…
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Cypress, Bald
The BALD CYPRESS typically grow in swamps which are flooded for prolonged periods, and on wet stream banks and bottomlands. It occurs from East Texas thinning out westward to the Nueces River and also along streams and rivers of Central Texas. The straight trunk has numerous ascending branches, and narrow conical outline. In old age…
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Holly, Yaupon
When one hears the name Yaupon Holly or holly for that matter a tree does not usually come to mind. However, some shrub-like varieties of Yaupon left unattended or groomed as such will grow to have large trunks and be quite tall with relatively large crown spans. This woody native is quite the favorite of…
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Pine, Japanese Black
Japanese Black Pine, an introduced evergreen, can reach the height of 130 ft, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range, e.g. Japan. Typically we see it only reaching heights of 20-30 ft. Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. Its spreading, loosely swaying branches are orange-yellow…
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Oak, Willow
Quercus phellos grows to 65-100 ft tall (exceptionally to 130 ft, with a trunk up to 3-5 ft diameter (exceptionally 7 ft). It is distinguished from most other oaks by its leaves, which are shaped like willow leaves. It is most commonly found growing on lowland floodplains, often along streams, but rarely also in uplands…
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Pecan ‘Paper Shell’
The Pecan, the “State Tree of Texas”, is found native in the state from the Piney Woods westward throughout Central Texas, centering in the watershed of the Colorado River. It makes an excellent shade tree and is very valuable for the nut crop it bears. Many varieties are planted in orchards. The pecan is a…
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Eastern Redcedar
The Eastern red cedar is a tree of oval, columnar, or pyramidal form and pointed at the apex. The species is the tallest of the junipers, with individuals sometimes reaching nearly 100 feet, but usually between 30 and 40 feet in height; diameter 1 to 3 feet at breast height. The species usually occurs as…
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Oak, Post
Post oak, sometimes called iron oak, is a medium-sized tree abundant throughout the Southeastern and South Central United States where it forms pure stands in the prairie transition area. This slow-growing oak typically occupies rocky or sandy ridges and dry woodlands with a variety of soils and is considered drought resistant. In the Southeast, mature…
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Eastern Redcedar
The Eastern redcedar is a tree of oval, columnar, or pyramidal form and pointed at the apex. The species is the tallest of the junipers, woth individuals sometimes reaching nearly 100 feet, but usually between 30 and 40 feet in height; diameter 1 to 3 feet at breast height. The species usually occurs as isolated…
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Cherry laurel
The Cherry Laurel (Prunus caroliniana), is a dependable, easily grown, North American native, that can reach 40 feet in height with a 25 foot spread though often smaller when grown in the open. This broadleaf evergreen is attractive when allowed to grow naturally into its dense, upright oval form or when pruned to form a…