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List of Street Trees
Compiled by City of Houston Planning Department.
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Large Trees
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| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Hght |
Sprd |
Growth Rate |
Comments |
| Acer barbatum |
Texas sugar maple |
Large |
30 |
Medium |
Fall color |
| Acer rubrum |
Red maple |
Large |
30 |
Medium |
Fall color |
| Carya illinoensis |
Pecan |
Large |
50 |
Slow |
Fruit |
| Carya texana |
Black hickory |
Large |
20 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Fraxinus americana |
White ash |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Fall color |
| Ginko biloba |
Ginko |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color/male only |
| Juglans nigra |
Black walnut |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Liquidambar stryaciflua |
Sweetgum |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Fall color |
| Magnolia grandiflora |
Southern magnolia |
Large |
45 |
Slow |
Evergreen |
| Nyssa sylvatica |
Black gum |
Large |
30 |
Medium |
Fall color |
| Pinus taeda |
Loblolly pine |
Large |
30 |
Fast |
Evergreen |
| Platanus mexicana |
Mexican sycamore |
Large |
50 |
Fast |
Unique leaf |
| Quercus acutissima |
Sawtooth oak |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Drought tolerant |
| Quercus alba |
White oak |
Large |
50 |
Slow |
Sandy soils |
| Quercus falcata |
Southern red oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Quercus laurifolia |
Laurel oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Semi-evergreen |
| Quercus lyrata |
Overcup oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Large acorn |
| Quercus macrocarpa |
Bur oak |
Large |
50 |
Slow |
Large acorn |
| Quercus michauxii |
Swamp chestnut oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Quercus muehlenbergii |
Chinkapin oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Quercus nigra |
Water oak |
Large |
40 |
Medium |
Decidious |
| Quercus nutallii |
Nuttall oak |
Large |
40 |
Medium |
Fall color |
| Quercus phellos |
Willow oak |
Large |
40 |
Medium |
Decidious |
| Quercus polymorpha |
Monterray oak |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Drought tolerant |
| Quercus rizophyllia |
Loquat leaf oak |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Drought tolerant |
| Quercus shumardii |
Shumard oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Quercus stellata |
Post oak |
Large |
40 |
Slow |
Decidious |
| Quercus virginiana |
Live oak |
Large |
50 |
Slow |
Semi-evergreen |
| Taxodium distichum |
Bald cypress |
Large |
30 |
Fast |
Decidious |
| Taxodium mucronatum |
Montezuma cypress |
Large |
40 |
Fast |
Semi-evergreen |
| Ulmus alata |
Winged elm |
Large |
30 |
Medium |
Drought tolerant |
| Ulmus crassifolia |
Cedar elm |
Large |
30 |
Medium |
Drought tolerant |
| Ulmus parvifolia |
Chinese elm |
Large |
30 |
Fast |
Unique bark |
| Ulmus parvifolia var Drakii |
Drake elm |
Large |
30 |
Fast |
Unique bark |
| Ulmus parvifolia var Emer II |
Allee elm |
Large |
30 |
Fast |
Drought tolerant |
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| Small Trees |
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| Bumelia lanuginosa* |
Wholly bucket |
Small |
30 |
Slow |
Unique leaf |
| Diospyros virginiana* |
Texas persimmon |
Small |
20 |
Medium |
Drought tolerant |
| Ehretia anacua* |
Anacua |
Small |
20 |
Slow |
Unique leaf |
| Fraxinus texensis* |
Texas ash |
Small |
25 |
Fast |
Decidious |
| Ilex opaca* |
American holly |
Small |
15 |
Slow |
Evergreen |
| Ilex x attenuata var East palatka* |
East palatka holly |
Small |
15 |
Slow |
Evergreen |
| Ilex x attenuata var Savannah* |
Savannah holly |
Small |
15 |
Slow |
Evergreen |
| Magnolia virginiana* |
Sweetbay magnolia |
Small |
20 |
Slow |
Evergreen |
| Pistacia chinensis* |
Chinese pistache |
Small |
25 |
Slow |
Fall color |
| Prunus serotina* |
Black cherry |
Small |
20 |
Medium |
Unique leaf |
| Quercus cambii* |
Camby oak |
Small |
20 |
Medium |
Drought tolerant |
| Tilia carolinana* |
Basswood |
Small |
15 |
Slow |
Large leaf |
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