Oak – Live leaf
Full Sun – Large native, slow growing Texas shade tree with broad, spreading, heavily-limbed crown. Long lived and sturdy. One of our best shade trees. Evergreen in all but most northern parts of Texas. Tough and durable. Susceptible to occasional aphids. Root rot in wet conditions. Can be difficult to grow plants under this tree. […]
Holly – Yaupon female blooms
Full Sun to Partial Shade – Low spreading, compact growing shrub excellent for low hedges or borders. Formal when sheared. Low water requirements and can tolerate wet conditions. Grows 3 – 5′ feet with age. Occasional leaf miners, webworms only if planted under Pecans. Does not produce berries.
Holly – Savannah leaves and berries
Full Sun to Partial Shade – Full to ground tree that is tough and will tolerate a wide range of conditions, including drought and pests.
Holly – Fosters
Full Sun to Partial Shade – A narrow, pyramidal holly with narrow, dark glossy green leaves with a spiny margin. Abundant rich, deep red berries cover the plant in fall and winter. Plant a male and female for berry production. Requires special care at planting due to very sensitive roots until established. Requires medium water […]
Elm – Drake
Full Sun – Almost evergreen, very tough tree that requires low to high water and is resistant to pests. Tolerates compaction of soil.
Cypress – Bald leaf
Full Sun – Large, upright tree that thrives in wet waterlogged conditions as well as short periods of rather dry soil. Foliage turns bright orange-brown in fall. Pyramidal shaped when young and rounded with age. Susceptible to spider mites.
Crapemyrtle – assorted
Full Sun – A small ornamental tree, usually multi-trunked. Beautiful flowers all summer long. Choose from colors or red, rose, pink, purple or white. Fall foliage is yellow, sometimes orange to red. Both tree and shrub forms. Requires low water and is very drought resistant. Susceptible to powdery mildew, spider mites, aphids and sooty mold. […]
Chinese Pistache leaf
Full Sun – Large shade tree with beautiful fall color – scarlet, crimson, orange, sometimes yellow tones. Easy to grow, tolerant to drought and poor soil. Young trees often gawky and lopsided, but become dense and shapely several years later. Prune young to help strong branch development. Can be slow growing.
Zinnia Linearis Yellow
Full Sun – Flowers in shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and white from spring through fall. Two-toned, fringed, and freckled types are also available. Flowers attract butterflies and are excellent for cutting. Shorter varieties are best planted in masses in flower beds or borders. Taller types are excellent for back of the border plantings. […]
Zinnia – Profusion Orange with Purple Fountain Grass
Full Sun – Flowers in shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and white from spring through fall. Two-toned, fringed, and freckled types are also available. Flowers attract butterflies and are excellent for cutting. Shorter varieties are best planted in masses in flower beds or borders. Taller types are excellent for back of the border plantings. […]
