Nominate a Tree

City: Ft. Worth

  • Hophornbeam, Eastern

    An unusual tree with a trunk that looks like sinewy muscles and a rounded crown of slender, spreading branches. Eastern hop-hornbeam or ironweed is a graceful, understory tree, typically growing 30-50 ft. Conical shape, especially when young, the deciduous tree becomes more rounded at maturity. Loose bark, in narrow, rectilinear strips, covers the often twisting…

  • 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…

  • Oak, English

    Quercus robur (synonym Q. pedunculata) is commonly known as the English oak or pedunculate oak or French oak. It is native to most of Europe, to Anatolia to the Caucasus, and also to parts of North Africa. Q. robur (Latin quercus, “oak” + robur “strength, hard timber”) is the type species of the genus (the…

  • Ash, Texas

    Texas ash is a small tree, 30-45 ft. tall, of limestone hills and canyons with an attractive, densely branched canopy. Texas ash grows natively in limestone soils of north Texas west to Palo Pinto County and down to the Balcones Escarpment of the Edward’s Plateau. It is also native in Val Verde County to the…

  • Sycamore, American

    A sycamore can grow to massive proportions, typically reaching up to 30 to 40 meters (98 to 130 ft) high and 1.5 to 2 meters (4.9 to 6.6 ft) in diameter when grown in deep soils. The largest of the species have been measured to 51 meters (167 ft), and nearly 4 meters (13 ft)…

  • Gum Bumelia

    The Gum Bumelia (Sideroxylon lanuginosum) is a shrub or small tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is widely distributed in the sunbelt states in the United States and in Mexico. It’s a small tree up to 40 feet in height with an open crown and branches growing close to the ground. They are sometimes mistaken…

  • Oak, Bur

    This massive Texas native grows best in the deep limestone soils of riverbanks and valleys, and prefers to grow in the open, away from forest canopy, but will adapt to many different environments. Bur Oak is deciduous, with a rounded, majestic form, reaching a height and spread of 60 – 80 feet. Bur Oak is…

  • Crepe Myrtle

    The Common Crapemyrtle tree typically reaches heights between 15 and 25 feet with spreads much the same. Generally this small tree grows multi-stemmed and is used as a medium sized shrub. The foliage grows at the top of the tree while the bottom is usually leafless, which shows off the bark. The canopy is a…

  • Maple, Boxelder

    Acer negundo is a small, usually fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree that grows up to 33–82 ft tall, with a trunk diameter of 12–20 in, rarely greater than 3 ft, in diameter. It often has several trunks and can form impenetrable thickets. This species prefers bright sunlight. It often grows on flood plains and other…

  • Elm, Lacebark

    The Lacebark Elm is an excellent tree for urban conditions and should be widely considered for use along urban and suburban streets. It is a very hardy, tough tree that is capable of withstanding the rigors of harsh climates, poor soils and streetscape situations. Often called “Chinese Elm” since it originally was a native of…