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  • Halfway Oak

    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, 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…

  • Storytelling Place Red Oak

    The Texas Red Oak has been called by many names; the Texas Oak, the Spanish Oak, as well as a variety of the Shumard, but most agree it is a distinct tree species. It is typically found on dry limestone hills and ridges from Central and West Texas to the Edwards Plateau. A hallmark of…

  • California Crossing Marker Tree

    The Pecan, the “State Tree of Texas”, is found native in the state from the Piney Woods westward throughout Central Texas, centering in the watershed of the Colorado River. It makes an excellent shade tree and is very valuable for the nut crop it bears. Many varieties are planted in orchards. The pecan is a…