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  • Pine, Slash

    The Slash Pine is not a native of Texas, its natural range in the United States being along the coast from South Carolina to eastern Louisiana. The initial planting of the slash pine in East Texas was made on the E. O. Siecke State Forest near Kirbyville in 1926. It has been widely planted in…

  • Pine, Shortleaf

    The Shortleaf Pine is an important pine over a wide area in Northeast Texas, and is common in other parts of the “Piney Woods.” This pine is essentially a tree of the hilly sections, growing in pure stands and in mixture with hardwoods. The mature tree has a tall straight stem and an oval crown,…

  • Oak, White

    Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the pre-eminent hardwoods of eastern North America. It is a long-lived oak of the family Fagaceae, native to eastern North America and found from southern Quebec west to eastern Minnesota and south to northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years…

  • Osage-orange

    Osage-Orange, “bodark” or Beau D’arc, hedge apple, or mock orange is native to eastern and central Texas; attaining its largest size in the valley of the Red River in the northeast part of the state. It commonly reaches a height of over 40 ft and a diameter of 24 or more inches. The LEAVES are…

  • Palm, Sabal

    Sabal mexicana (Sabal texana) is a species of palm tree that is native to North America. Common names include Mexican Palmetto, Texas Palmetto, Texas Sabal Palm, Rio Grande Palmetto, and Palma de Mícharos. The specific epithet, “mexicana”, is Latin for “of Mexico. Mexican Palmetto reaches a height of 40–60 ft, with a spread of 10–13…

  • Oak, Durand

    The Durand Oak is often 60-90 feet high with a tall trunk 2-3 feet in diameter; comparatively small branches, lower horizontal, upper ascending, forming a dense round-topped head. In the bayou region of the South, and on the dry prairies of the East it is a fine, tall irregularly shaped tree, with lumber equal to…

  • Oak, Live (Gulf Coast)

    This majestic semi-evergreen Texas native may be the most picturesque tree you will ever see. Although it does not grow to great heights, it is noble in stature. Live oak is a wide-spreading tree with a broad, rounded canopy. It grows from 40 to 80 feet tall with a width of 60 to 100 feet…

  • Oak, Monterrey

    Monterrey Oak also called the Mexican Oak or the Mexican White Oak is a West Texas native widely used now for Urban landscapes since for one it is a rapid grower, it’s drought resistant, grows in variety of soils and conditions and has few known insect or disease pests. It’s Oak Wilt resistant even though…

  • Oak, Post

    Post oak, sometimes called iron oak, is a medium-sized tree abundant throughout the Southeastern and South Central United States where it forms pure stands in the prairie transition area. This slow-growing oak typically occupies rocky or sandy ridges and dry woodlands with a variety of soils and is considered drought resistant. In the Southeast, mature…

  • Oak, Sawtooth

    Quercus acutissima, the Sawtooth Oak, is an oak originally native to eastern Asia, in China, Korea and Japan. It is now also present in North America. It is closely related to the Turkey Oak, classified with it in Quercussect. Cerris, a section of the genus characterized by shoot buds surrounded by soft bristles, bristle-tipped leaf…