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Status: DFW Regional Champion

  • Chitalpa

    The Chitalpa is a cross between Catalpa bignonioides and Chilopsis linearis. Like the Chilopsis linearis, known as a Desert Willow, the Chitalpa can stand dry heat, but it can also stand temperatures falling below zero degrees. This tree typically does not reach heights above 20 feet and is generally multi-stemmed. The bright green, oblong shaped…

  • Cottonwood

    The Cottonwood is found along streams throughout the state. The tree is easily propagated by cuttings and grows rapidly, hence it has been widely planted to get shade quickly. The tree is often unsatisfactory for shade because it begins to shed its leaves by midsummer. The cotton-bearing seeds from the pistallate tree are often a…

  • 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…

  • Ash, White

    The White Ash is found in East Texas to the valley of the Trinity River. It grows best in the rich moist soils of the upper bottomlands. The BARK is gray and furrowed the branchlets smooth and gray with rust-colored winter buds. BUDS on TWIGS are set down into the leaf scars. The compound opposite…

  • Blackgum

    The Black Gum, often called Sour Gum or Black Tupelo, is found in eastern Texas to the valley of the Brazos river; usually in swampy wet soil, but sometimes on dry slopes with the oaks. The LEAVES are simple, 2 to 3 inches long, entire, obovate to elliptic, shiny, and dark green in color. In…

  • 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…