Large Tree

Sun. A semi-evergreen conifer. Considerably larger and faster-growing than bald cypress. Though it prefers marshes or riparian sites in the wild, it can adapt to dry upland locations, streets, [...]

Sun, part shade; deciduous, with good copper or yellow fall color. A very tall tree, eventually flat-topped.\n\nThis is the common bald cypress of Southern swamps, Hill Country rivers, and the [...]

Full sun; deciduous, with pale silvery-pink flowers throughout the warm season. Basham’s is a very large 40′ crape myrtle (the name commemorates Bill Basham, the city of [...]

Full sun. A huge, sprawling evergreen conifer, fast-growing to at least 40 ft. in well-drained soil. Deodar is a very popular landscape cedar in the U.S. Young plants start out with a blue [...]

Sun or shade. A subtropical evergreen, partly deciduous in central Texas. White flower clusters appear in warm weather, followed by tiny sweet fruits with a pumpkin-like flavor. With knotty, [...]

Partial shade. Deciduous with palmate leaves distinguished from Red Buckeye by having 7 to 11 leaflets. Creamy yellow flower clusters appear in spring. It prefers riparian environments.\n\nOn [...]

Sun or partial sun. Semi-evergreen, with fairly large leathery leaves. Upright, fast-growing and long-lived.\n\nMonterrey oak is rare in the wild and only found in 3 or 4 locations in southwest [...]

Sun or light shade; deciduous, with unique saw-toothed margins and a rounded canopy that provides great shade. Chinquapin oak does well in the limestone soils around San Antonio and grows at a [...]

Sun or dappled shade; can be grown in a grove. Semi-evergreen. In trials around San Antonio, thornless versions of this South American mesquite have proven cold hardy to at least 15 degrees. [...]

Sun/part shade; semi-evergreen; long-lived and thicket-forming; adapted to thin soils. This is the common live oak of central and south Texas, much-admired and highly desired for its size and [...]