Texas Mountain Laurel

Sun or shade; evergreen, with grape-scented flower clusters in March and April. The flowers resemble wisteria and bloom early in spring. In south-central Texas, mountain laurel is commonly found on […]

Roughleaf Dogwood

Sun/part shade; deciduous with the characteristic large, heavily veined teardrop-shaped leaves found on dogwoods. White flowers appear in spring with bountiful fruit in autumn. Versatile and thicket-forming, especially common at […]

Olive

Full sun or light shade. Evergreen, silvery green leaves with white undersides. Can be grown in small orchards in the residential landscape, though fruit production is very dependent upon ideal […]

Mexican Buckeye

Sun/part shade; deciduous, with excellent yellow fall color. Mexican buckeye is tough and showy in every season. Fragrant pink flowers resemble redbud, but appear a bit later in spring. The […]

Persimmon

Sun or partial shade. Deciduous with large, glossy, heart-shaped leaves and racquetball-sized orange fruit in autumn. Outstanding fiery fall color; nothing beats it.\r\n\r\nJapanese Persimmon is one of the best fruit […]

Thornless Paloverde

Full sun; deciduous with tiny leaves, attractive green bark, a shapely, spreading form, and intermittent yellow blooms from summer through fall. This hybrid of three wild Paloverdes is thornless (!) […]

Indian Coral Tree

Full sun to part shade. A very large deciduous shrub or, if unpruned, an ornamental tree with waxy leaves, claw-like thorns and red tubular blooms throughout the warm season. Drought- […]

Texas Persimmon

Full sun or partial shade. Deciduous, with multiple twisted trunks a dense, twiggy crown. Silvery bark peels away to reveal white layers, in a manner similar to crape myrtle. \n\nFemale […]

Possumhaw Holly

Sun/partial shade; deciduous, with unarmed branches. Possumhaw resembles its cousin, yaupon holly, but grows larger; the leaves are larger and more paddle-shaped. It’s admired for the female’s red fruit, which […]

Yaupon Holly

Sun or shade; evergreen, with small leaves. The female plant bears red fruit in winter, putting on a spectacular show and attracting birds (and wreath-makers.) On its own yaupon grows […]