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Commonly called "cedar." Large, evergreen tree. Dioecious (separate boy and girl plants). Female trees produce blue "berries" and male plants produce pollen (cedar fever). Berries are valued by bir... Más
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Tree (30ft) or large shrub. Thorny. Seed pods grazed by livestock. Large taproot. Light shade under canopy.
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Yellow-brown bark, yellow-orange wood. Medium sized, thorny tree (thorns up to an 1" long). Very durable tree. Used for fence rows before barbed wire. Wood was used for bows (another common name is... Más
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One of our tallest native trees at 70 ft max. Smaller branches can have wings (corky extrusions). Much smaller leaves than those of American Elm; smallest leaves of any native elm. Good fall color ... Más
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Here in Central TX mostly found in riparian (wet) areas. Large (80ft) vase-shaped tree. Once very prolific but ravaged by Dutch Elm Disease (a fungus accidently introduced in the 1930s spread by el... Más
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Large tree (80 ft). Open, round crown. "Warty" bark. Great wildlife tree; several species of birds enjoy the sweet fruit. Often found sprouting along fence rows.
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Medium tree (48ft) or large shrub. Spines on smaller branches. Blooms provide early nectar for pollinators. Small fruit eaten by birds. Substance in outer bark used as chewing gum by Kiowa Indians.
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Shrub or small tree. Grows in clumps; spreads by root sprouts. Tips of stems are reddish in color. Fruit is white in color. Blooms around Apr. Fall color is reddish purple.
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Small tree or large shrub. Branches have thorns similar to rose. Other common names are Tickle Tongue and Toothache tree. Edible; fruit and leaves will numb the tongue.
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Small, multi-trunked tree (typically 8-12ft). Bright pink flowers appear before leaves in spring (often mistaken for redbud). Striking yellow color in fall. Winter interest in seed pods. Monotypic ... Más
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Small to medium tree (10-50ft). Gray bark. Fruit fleshy, translucent, has been used as a soap substitute for laundry. Yellow fall color.
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Large tree (100ft). Gray, scaly bark. Leaves resemble that of Chinquapin (Castanea). Relatively fast growing for oaks.
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Slow growing (but fast for an oak) large tree (~100ft ideal conditions). Typically wider than tall. Large leaves, large acorns. Acorns have deep, fringed cups. Extends further north than any oak sp... Más
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Small tree (good sites) or a shrub (poor sites). Great landscape oak for small sites. Oak wilt resistant. Bluish gray tint to leaves in summer. Peachy orange color in fall. Named for Howard Lacey w... Más
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Large tree (60ft). Evergreen during warm winters. More resistant to oak wilt than Live Oaks. Only native US population in Val Verde county, recognized in 1992.
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Semi-evergreen. Thicket forming (mott). Up to 40 ft tall, spreading. Very similar to Q. virginiana. Distinguished by longer, more narrow acorns. Generally smaller leaves than Q. virginiana. Conside... Más
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Semi-evergreen. Broad, rounded canopy. Up to 50 ft tall, spreading to 100ft. Squat, tapering trunk. Very similar to Q. fusiformis. Distinguished by shorter, rounder acorns with generally larger lea... Más
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Large tree (90ft). Triangle shaped, more open as ages. Can be tough to distinguish between Texas Oak (Q. buckleyi). Great fall color.
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Large tree (75 ft). Dark, furrowed bark. Piths (center) of stems are "walled." Produces juglone (alleopathic compound) that suppresses growth of other plants. Valued for both fruit and wood.
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Large tree (100ft) in hickory family. Large taproot. Pith (center) of young limb solid. Valued for both fruit and wood.
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Small tree (18ft), large shrub. Clustered flowers in spring. Fruit, bluish black in fall. Red hues of color in fall. Good understory planting. Birds enjoy the berries.
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Native, deciduous holly. Dioecious (separate boy and girl plants). Female plant has striking red berries in winter; great winter color. Berries are popular with birds and mammals.