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Status: DFW Regional Champion

  • Walnut, Little Texas

    The Little Walnut, also known as the Texas Black Walnut, typically reaches heights between 20 and 30 feet. The Little Walnut grows naturally in the Wichita Mountains along rocky stream bottoms or in canyons. The small tree may be grown as a shrub, generally multi-stemmed, and has a very open crown. The alternate, odd-pinnately compound…

  • Oak, Lacey

    The Lacey Oak is one of the toughest oaks, endemic to the dry Texas limestone hills thriving in places where no other oak does. It is a smaller oak than most, with a round top and shrub like appearance. Dark, blue green leaves are its distinguishing features with very small acorns. The stout trunk (up…

  • Oak, Vasey

    Vasey Oak (Quercus pungens vaseyana) is a far West Texas native. Slow to moderate growth, 20-40 ft tall and a crown spread of 20-30 ft. Very heat and drought tolerant. Sometimes the root sprouts to form a clump. The Vasey Oak has deep roots to survive the desert-like climate. They are long-lived and survive on…

  • Oak, Langtry

    The Langtry Oak (Q. gravesii X canbyi) is hybrid of the Chisos Red oak (Q. gravesii) and the Canby oak (Q. canbyi) at one time was just (Q. X) and is still unnamed because the origins were unknown. The Langtry Oak has a mature height of 40 ft and a similar crown spread. It has…

  • Oak, Live (Escarpment)

    Quercus fusiformis (also often referred to as Q. virginiana var. fusiformis), commonly known as Texas live oak, escarpment live oak or plateau live oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen tree native to south-central North America. In the United States, it occurs from southern Oklahoma south through Texas, from about Corpus Christi in the east…

  • Oak, Southern Red

    The Southern Red Oak, commonly known as red oak and formerly as Spanish oak, usually reaches a height of 80 feet and a diameter of 3 feet although larger trees are found. It grows on dry hills in the eastern part of the state to the Brazos River, while three varieties are found in richer,…

  • Oak, Mohr

    Quercus mohriana, commonly known as the Mohr oak, shin oak or scrub oak, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the white oak group and is endemic to the south central montane regions of North America (Oklahoma and Texas). The species name mohriana honors the pharmacist and botanist Charles Mohr of Alabama. The Mohr…

  • Oak, Arizona white

    The Arizona White Oak is a perennial tree and may grow up to 60 ft with a diameter of 33 ft. The Arizona White Oak usually occurs as a native shrub or a medium sized tree. It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. The thick leaves are about 3.2…

  • Maple, Bigtooth

    Acer grandidentatum is a species of maple native to interior western North America, occurring in scattered populations from western Montana in the United States south to Coahuila in northern Mexico. It is closely related to Sugar Maple (A. saccharum), and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists. It is a small to…

  • Oak, Chisos red

    The Chisos Red Oak (or Graves Oak) is a deciduous tree with heights to 45 ft and crowns of 35 ft. It is native to SW Texas particularly the Big Bend area, the mountain ranges of neighboring Coahuila state in Mexico and the Chisos Mountains, hence its name. It’s been successfully transplanted to our region…