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Status: State Champion|DFW Regional Champion

  • Elm, Slippery

    Ulmus rubra, the Slippery Elm, is a deciduous tree which can grow to 65 feet in height with a 20-inch d.b.h. trunk. The tree’s more upright branching pattern differs from the deliquescent branching of the American elm. Its heartwood is reddish-brown, giving the tree its alternative common name ‘Red Elm’. The LEAVES are 4-6 in…

  • Cedar, Incense

    The California Incense Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is a large tree reaching heights up to 150 foot with a trunk near 84 inches (DBH). At high elevations; especially on dry, exposed sites, trees tend to be small and scrubby. A broad, conic crown of spreading branches is common to this species while a narrower columnar crown…

  • Oak, Chinquapin

    This Texas native is a deciduous, medium to large tree that grows from 40 to 90 feet tall, with a rounded crown that can spread 20 to 60 feet. In the wild it can be found growing on well-drained bottomland soils and limestone hills near water. Its LEAVES are alternate, simple, 4 to 6 ��…

  • Elm, Lacebark

    The Lacebark Elm is an excellent tree for urban conditions and should be widely considered for use along urban and suburban streets. It is a very hardy, tough tree that is capable of withstanding the rigors of harsh climates, poor soils and streetscape situations. Often called “Chinese Elm” since it originally was a native of…

  • Sumac, Smooth

    The Smooth Sumac tree typically reaches heights between 10 and 15 feet with spreads almost reaching that of the height. When allowed to grow with no restrictions, the tree will grow in colonies by suckering from the base, seeds from the female shrub and/or the lateral growth of the trunk. For best growth, the tree…

  • Pine, Austrian

    Pinus nigra is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 66–180 ft tall at maturity. P. nigra is moderately fast growing, at about 12–28 in per year. It usually has a rounded, conic form that becomes irregular with age. The tree can be long lived, with some trees over 500 years old. It needs full…

  • Maple, Caddo

    Acer saccharum var. Caddo, or Caddo maple typically reaches a mature height of 30 feet and spread of 25 feet, but may be taller. Its star-shaped leaves turn under slightly at the edges, and turn muted yellow to orange in the fall that can be spectacular. Its crown is oval-shaped, with an upright/erect growth habit.…

  • Maple, Chalk

    Acer leucoderme (English: Chalk Maple; also Whitebark Maple), is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas. It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs. Although generally a rare tree, it is common in…

  • Mexican buckeye

    The Mexican Buckeye occurs mostly west of the Brazos River on the well drained limestone soils on stream banks of damp canyons in South, Central and West Texas, east to Dallas County. This plant may be used as a large, coarse multi-trunk shrub or trained into a small tree. Basal pruning in late spring will…

  • Mulberry, Paper

    Broussonetia papyrifera is a very fast growing introduced deciduous tree from Asia growing to 50 ft. The tree crown is broad and rounded with wide-spreading branches. It is often treated as an invasive species because of its proclivity to choke out native flora because of its very high consumption of water, which leaves less water…