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Status: DFW Regional Champion

  • Cypress, Montezuma

    The Montezuma Cypress, also commonly referred to a the Mexican Baldcypress, typically reaches heights between 50 and 80 feet with spreads between 25 and 35 feet. Known for its massive trunk size, the biggest Montezuma Cypress recorded had a 15m diameter at the base of its trunk. The horizontally growing branches create a broad, upright…

  • Oak, Graceful

    Common names for the GRACEFUL OAK include Evergreen Oak, Slender Oak, Chisos Oak, among others. The most common for Quercus canbyi var graciliformis being the Canby oak or Sierra oak. Quercus canbyi is a semi-evergreen – evergreen tree, up to 40–50 feet (12–15 meters) tall in cultivation. Although, it can reach up to 80 feet…

  • Loquat

    A tree of moderate size, the Loquat may reach 20 to 30 feet in height and 6 to 9 inches in diameter. It has a rounded crown, a short trunk and woolly new twigs. The evergreen LEAVES, mostly whorled at the branch tips, are elliptical-lanceolate to obovate lanceolate, 5 to 12 inches long and 3…

  • Magnolia, Saucer

    Magnolia × soulangeana (saucer magnolia) is a hybrid plant in the genus Magnolia and family Magnoliaceae. It is a deciduous tree with large, early-blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple. It is one of the most commonly used magnolias in horticulture, being widely planted in the British Isles, especially in the south…

  • Hickory, Black

    The Black Hickory is the more common species found in northern and eastern Texas, growing on hillsides and sandy uplands with post and blackjack oaks. Its rusty-brown hairs are distinctive and found on the young leaves and branches. It can form a tree 60 to 75 feet high with a trunk up to 2 feet…

  • Holly, Chinese

    The Chinese holly or Horned holly (Ilex cornuta) is an upright medium-sized shrub or small tree, native to eastern China and Korea. It is a slow-growing, long-lived, densely-foliaged, multi-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen that attains a height of 10 to 20 feet. Mature specimens may live 75 to 80 years. Chinese holly cultivars range from large screen…

  • Holly, Foster

    The Fosters Holly tree typically reaches heights between 15 and 25 feet with spreads between 8 and 12 feet. The canopy is a dense, symmetrical, pyramid shape. This tree is a cross between Ilex cassine x Ilex opaca. For best growth, the tree should be planted in well-drained, slightly acidic soil with full to partial…

  • Holly, ‘Savannah’

    The Savannah Holly typically reaches heights between 30 and 45 feet with spreads between 6 and 10 feet, making the crown a slender pyramidal to columnar shape. Savannah Holly is a cross between Ilex cassine x Ilex opacaxi (Dahoon Holly and American Holly). The canopy gets very dense if grown in full sun and tends…

  • Fringe Tree, White

    The White Fringetree, Chionanthus virginicus, is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a spreading, rounded habit. The tree tends to grow horizontally and branches often grow low to the ground. These deciduous trees seldom need pruning. Fringetrees do best in at least a half day of sun (afternoon shade would be beneficial). They thrive…

  • Ginkgo

    Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); native to China, also spelled gingko and known as the maidenhair tree are large trees, normally reaching a height of 66�115 feet. The tree has an angular crown and long, somewhat erratic branches, and is usually deep rooted and resistant to wind and snow damage. Young trees are often tall and slender,…