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Common Name
|
Scientific Name |
Benefits |
Comments |
| Red maple |
Acer rubrum |
Spring & fall color |
Rapid growth; Drummond is an excellent variety |
| River birch |
Beula nigra |
Showy, salmon colored bark; fall color |
Rapid growth; prefers moist soils |
| Pecan |
Carya illinoensis |
Edible fruit; wildlife; long-lived |
Texas state tree; native is best shade tree, while varieties produce larger pecans |
| Green ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
Fall color |
Tolerates a wide range of conditions; rapid growth |
| Chinese pistache |
Pistacia chinensis |
Fall color |
Tolerates a wide range of conditions; drought tolerant |
| American holly |
Illex opaca |
Females with red berries; wildlife |
Evergreen; prefers moist, acidic soils; several varieties & hybrids available |
| Sweetgum |
Liuidambar styraciflua |
Fall color |
Rapid, upright growth; prefers moist soils |
| Loblolly pine |
Pinus taeda |
Wildlife |
Evergreen; rapid, upright growth, prefers acidic soils |
| Live oak |
Quercus virginiana |
Wildlife, long-lived |
Semi-evergreen; spreading branch habit; dense shade; drought tolerant |
| Bur oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
Wildlife, long-lived |
Drought tolerant; prefers well-drained soils; unusually large acorns |
| White oak |
Quercus alba |
Fall color; wildlife; long-lived |
Prefers well-drained soils |
| Shumard oak |
Quercus shumardii |
Fall color, wildlife |
Prefers acidic to mildly alkaline, well-drained soils |
| Water oak |
Quercus nigra |
Wildlife |
Rapid growth; tolerates poor drainage |
| Overcup oak |
Quercus lyrata |
Wildlife |
Tolerates poor drainage |
| Bald Cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
Fall color, long-lived |
Tolerates a wide range of conditions, including poor drainage |
| Cedar elm |
Ulmus crassifolia |
Fall color |
Tolerates a wide range of conditions; drought tolerant |
| Chinese elm |
Ulmus parvifolia |
Fall color, unique bark |
Rapid growth |
| American elm |
Ulmus americana |
Fall color |
Rapid growth; distinctive vase shape; tolerates a wide range of conditions |
| Black walnut |
Juglans nigra |
Edible fruit; wildlife |
Requires well-drained soils |
| Eastern redcedar |
Juniperus virginiana |
Good screen/windbreak; wildlife |
Evergreen; drought tolerant |
| Southern magnolia |
Magnolia grandiflora |
Showy, fragrant flowers |
Evergreen; dense shade; varieties available; avoid hot dry locations |
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