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City: Dallas

  • Storytelling Place Red Oak

    The Texas Red Oak has been called by many names; the Texas Oak, the Spanish Oak, as well as a variety of the Shumard, but most agree it is a distinct tree species. It is typically found on dry limestone hills and ridges from Central and West Texas to the Edwards Plateau. A hallmark of…

  • California Crossing Marker Tree

    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…

  • Oak, Sandpaper

    The SANDPAPER OAK or Quercus pungens can be a small tree of up to 12 meters (39 feet) high or a large shrub that forms thickets. Sandpaper and Vasey shin oaks are abundant in the Edwards Plateau and the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. They also occur in the Guadalupe Mountains and westward to the mountains…

  • Buckeye, Red

    The Red Buckeye, native to the southeastern U.S. grows to heights normally between 10 and 20 feet with crown spreads having the same range. The tree can grow in sun or shade with wet or moist loam soil. Webworms and leaf spots are both problems known to be associated with the tree, although they are…

  • Witchhazel, Rubyglow

    An older selection but one which still earns its place in the garden with its neat vase-shaped form and excellent fall color. It has also proved to be one of the hardiest hybrid Witch Hazels exhibiting little or no damage to the wood even after temperatures as low as -30F. (Z. 5-8) The Rubyglow prefers…

  • Yew podocarpus

    The Southern Yew, also commonly referred to as Maki, Japanese Yew and Yew Pine, typically reaches heights between 20 and 35 feet. Spread averages range between 10 and 15 feet with the branches growing in an upright oval shape. The canopy shape and short height can make this tree a useful shrub, hedge or small…

  • Zelkova, Japanese

    The form of the Japanese Zelkova is a small to medium-sized low branching vase-shaped tree. This appearance is maintained when very young and when very old. The Japanese Zelkova makes a good street tree because of its dense shade, ability to grow in marginal soils and its resistance to pests and pollution. It grows to…

  • Oak, Mexican White

    Quercus polymorpha, the Mexican white oak, Monterrey oak or netleaf white oak, is a North American species of oak. It is widespread in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, and known from a single population in the United States (about 30 kilometers or 19 miles north of the Río Grande in Val Verde County, Texas) but widely…

  • Cedar, Deodar

    After 30 to 40 years the Deodar Cedar can reach heights of 40-70 feet. The tree starts off in a pyramidal shape but becomes wide spreading and flat-topped as it matures. Native to the western Himalaya, the Deodar Cedar is widely planted in the southeastern United States. A sunny to partly shaded area in a…

  • Cedar, Deodar

    After 30 to 40 years the Deodar Cedar can reach heights of 40-70 feet. The tree starts off in a pyramidal shape but becomes wide spreading and flat-topped as it matures. Native to the western Himalaya, the Deodar Cedar is widely planted in the southeastern United States. A sunny to partly shaded area in a…