Nominate a Tree

City: Ft. Worth

  • Mesquite

    These deciduous trees can reach a height of 20 to 30 ft and max diameter of 4.0 feet although in most of their range they are shrub size. New growth of mesquite has needle-sharp thorns up to 3.0 inches long. The spines are tough enough to penetrate the soft soles of sneakers or similar footwear,…

  • Mexican buckeye

    The Mexican Buckeye occurs mostly west of the Brazos River on the well drained limestone soils on stream banks of damp canyons in South, Central and West Texas, east to Dallas County. This plant may be used as a large, coarse multi-trunk shrub or trained into a small tree. Basal pruning in late spring will…

  • Magnolia, Southern

    The Southern Magnolia is an oval, pyramidal shape tree that grows to be 60′ – 80′ feet in height (or more) with a spread of about 40′ at full maturity. This tree grows at a slow to medium growth rate and does well in full sun, partial shade. When open grown, the crown is dense…

  • Jujube

    The Jujube or Chinese date, introduced into this country from China, is a medium size tree, up to 25-50 feet, with glossy green, deciduous foliage. The naturally drooping tree is graceful, ornamental and often thorny with branches growing in a zig-zag pattern crowning to 15 or 20 feet.. A member of the Buckthorn family, these…

  • Eve’s Necklace

    The Eve’s Necklace, also commonly referred to as Texas Sophora, typically reaches heights between 15 and 25 feet with spreads between 10 and 20 feet. In it’s natural habitat, the tree grows in the limestone soil of parts of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The tree has an upright to oval crown and can be used…

  • Hawthorn, Green

    The Green Hawthorn is small tree or large shrub to 11 m (35 ft) tall and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The Green Hawthorn is an excellent tree for backyard wildlife habitat creation or “wildscaping” to attract wildlife because of its dense foliage and edible fruit. Hawthorns are known for having many thorns on…

  • Desert willow

    This interesting tree, so named because of its willow-like leaves, is closely related to the Catalpa. Often reaching a height of 25 feet and a diameter of 10 to 12 inches, it is found usually in dry, gravelly, porous soils in the valley of the lower Rio Grande and through West Texas. The LEAVES are…

  • Ash, Green

    The Green Ash is a common tree along streams as far west as the Guadalupe River. It attains a height of 50 feet or more, has spreading branches and a trunk ranging up to 2 feet in diameter. The LEAVES are opposite compound, 10 to 12 inches long, with 5 to 9 pointed leaflets slightly…

  • Buckeye, Bottle Brush

    Aesculus parviflora (bottlebrush buckeye) is a deciduous mound shaped, thicket-forming suckering shrub , 6-12 ft. tall, with picturesque, ascending, candelabra-like branching. Bottlebrush Buckeye is a species of Aesculus native of open woodlands of the southeastern United States. It is also called “dwarf horse chestnut” in recognition of its resemblance to its more famous relative A.…

  • Buckeye, California

    The form of the California Buckeye is a small tree or shrub reaching 30 feet tall and 5 inches in diameter. It usually branches from near the base. The branches of this tree form undulating lines radiating from the trunk. It grows to heights of 30 feet with equal crown spreads. The tree’s fruit is…