Can grow to 80’ tall and 100’ wide

Very adaptable

Lives to be hundreds of years old

Acorns 3/4'“ in length

Grows very quickly

80’ tall and 80’ wide

very adaptable, even in urban settings

slow growth

yields large acorns

Pretty foliage in fall

40-60’ tall and wide

Very adaptable

Drought Tolerant

Fast Growing

Pretty foliage in fall, 1'“ acorns every 2-4 years

Large shade tree 100’ tall & 3’ trunk diameter

Produces 1” acorns

Wood used in a lot of carpentry

Only wood that can be used for water tight barrels

Found in East TX as far west as the Brazos River

Up to 40’ tall with a 2’ trunk diameter

1” acorns

Used mainly as a landscape tree

Only recently discovered as a TX native species

dark to light gray trunk color

Up to 90’ tall with 3’ diameter tree trunk

.5”-.75” acorns needing 2 years to mature

Found in swamp, streams, and bottomlands

Similar to Willow Oak

Wood commonly used for crossties

60-75’ tall and 45’ spread

Great shade tree

Some drought tolerance

Large Acorns

Grows at a fast rate

40-50’ tall and 50-60’ spread

Very adaptable

slow growth

Produces 1” sweet acorns

Leaves turn yellow-orange in the fall

60’ tall and 50-90’ spread

Shallow and wide roots

Lives 300 years

Fast Growing

Golden yellow fall leaves

50-70’ tall and 40-60’ spread

Popular street tree in towns due to adaptability

Requires little care

Produces blooms & small green fruit in summer

Yellow foliage in fall

50-70’ tall and 25’ wide

Deciduous conifer

adapts to both wet and dry conditions

known for growing in swampy areas

Reddish-orange foliage in fall

60-100’ tall and 25-35’ spread

Fast Growing

Very adaptable

Produces 3-6” long cones

Aromatic Cones and Pine Needles

40-50’ height and spread

Dense pyramidal shape, good for windbreaks

Evergreen

Produces small, round fruit

Do not plant near apple trees

25’ height and spread

Ornamental tree, great for landscaping

Tolerates urban conditions well

Needs well-drained soil

Turns into a magnificent mature tree

65-130’ height and 40-75’ spread

Only commercially grown nut in Texas

Grows wild along rivers, streams, & bottomlands

Rich-buttery flavored pecan

Wind-pollinated

70-100’ height and 40-75’ spread

Requires well drained soil

Needs less pruning than other pecans

Does require a pollinator

Takes longer to produce but produces well

60-80’ height and spread

Requires moisture

Needs pollinator

6-8 years to bear

Highly productive pecan tree for years

60-80’ height and spread

Needs plenty of moisture and sun

Drought Tolerant and Hardy

Makes a great pollinator to other pecans

Bears early and is very productive

40’ tall and 30’ spread

Think hull with rich flavor

Tree requires nurturing

Good for landscaping as well

20-30’ tall and 15-25 feet wide

large, meaty, tasty pecans

hardy down to 0 degrees

October Harvest-requires pollinator

up to 50’ tall

Cultivated pecan

shell cracks like a peanut shell, very sweet pecan

Commercially grown

Small Tree at 30-45’ tall

Attractive & densely branched tree

Does well in rocky soils

Low water requirements

Brilliant fall colors

Small Tree at 15-20’ height and spread

Adaptable to many soil types

Mainly an ornamental tree

Pink/magenta foliage with red/gold leaves in fall

Drought tolerant

50’ tall and 30’ spread in landscape setting

Fast growing

Large maple-like leaves

Drought tolerant

Does well in the heat

50’ tall and 40’ spread in landscape setting

Red blooms and fruit

Gorgeous fall foliage

Fast growing shade tree

Maple variety adapted to warmer climates & poorly drained soils

60-80’ height and 40’ spread

Can withstand some flooding and moderate drought tolerance

Evergreen

Creamy white and fragrant flowers

Shallow, wide spreading root system

Small and bush-like, also known as bayberry

Evergreen

Requires watering until well established

Clusters of bluish-gray berries in winter

Aromatic foliage used in Civil War times to make candles, soaps, and medicines

15-20’ tall and 7-10’ spread

Blooms at a younger age than most magnolias

tolerates some flooding and moderate drought

Evergreen leaves that are dark green on top & rusty underneath

Does best in acidic and moist, but well drained, soils

40-70’ height and 40-60’ spread

Can tolerate moderate floods and drought

brown & green catkins in April & May

Cinnamon colored bark that peels once mature

Don’t plant in very alkaline soil

Also called mimosa or silky acacia tree

20-40’ tall with smaller spread

fern like leaves

fragrant pink pom-pom flowers

extremely adaptable in all soil conditions

10-15’ height by 15’ spread

Spikes of lavender flowers blooming heavily in early summer then sporadically in fall

Heat, drought, and pest tolerant

Seeds said to have healing qualities

All of our varieties can reach 25’ tall without being pruned back to restrict growth

Blooms summer to frost

Clip off spent flowers to promote second bloom

Needs pruning in winter before first bloom

30-40’ tall and 35’ wide

Fast growing

Tolerates a wide range of soil types & moisture conditions

Yellow flowers borne on short catkins in Spring

Sweet yellow with red blush, great for eating

Self pollinating but produces more w. pollinator

Ripens mid summer

Fast Growing

Produces fruit in 4-8 years

Combination of pear and pineapple flavor

Russet colored fruit

Great for eating, cooking, and canning

Self pollinating but produces more w. pollinator

Produces fruit in 2-3 years

Dull yellow with pink blush

Great for canning

Requires pollinator

Does best in loamy soil

Produces fruit in 4-6 years

very sweet fruit, known as “sugar fig”

Self pollinating

Ripens early summer

can be grown in containers

“closed eye” figs, beetle and fruit rot resistant

Fruits both late spring and late summer

Very adaptable

Can become a large tree, up to 20-30’ tall unless pruned

Self pollinating

Use neem oil to prevent insects

Fruits both in late spring and fall

Can get up to 20’ tall

Very resilient tree

Self Pollinating

Needs regular watering in dry months

Light greenish-yellow skin with red blush

Sweet, slightly tart, and crisp

Produces at an early age and fruit stores well

only needs 200-300 chill hours

Ein Shemer and Dorset are good pollinators

Crisp, sweet, and tart flavor

yellow skin with orange-red blush

Similar to Golden Delicious apple

Can produce first year

250 chill hours required

Large yellow apples with tart flavor

Good for eating or apple sauce

Produces early

300 chill hours required

Self- Pollinating but does better w. pollinator

Freestone, firm yellow fruit

Self-pollinating but produces more w. pollinator

Freestone with great flavor, good for eating

800-900 chill hours required

All around good peach for canning, eating, etc.

Large, red-yellow peach

Freestone

Self-pollinating but does well w. pollinator

Firm Flesh

900 chill hours needed

Large red skinned with sweet yellow fruit

Freestone

800 chill hours needed

Produces in 2-3 years

Self-pollinating

Freestone, yellow fruit

Self-pollinating but produces more w. pollinator

Bears Fruit at 3-4 years old with full potential at 8-12 years

800-950 chill hours required

Versatile Peach

Large, yellow, juicy fruit

Fruit is good for everything from canning to eating

Self-pollinating but does well w. pollinator

Very Hardy

800 chill hours needed

Freestone, rich fruit

compact size, good for urban areas

Good pollinator is Methley Plum

Very hardy, handles heat and frost well

One of the hardiest and tastiest plums

Up to 20’ tall and 20’ spread

clingstone fruit with purple/red skin

Heavy crop in 2-4 seasons

Self fertile but produces better with pollinator

150-200 chill hours

25’ tall with 8-10” trunk diameter

“drupes” ripen late summer and are 1.25”

Fruit commonly used to make jams and jellies

First tree in TX to bloom in Spring

Naturally a solitary tree in East & Central TX

Large, clingstone fruit

Self fertile but produces better with pollinator

Fast growing variety

Grows best in loamy, well drained soil

300-500 chill hours required

Hybrid Cross between a lemon and orange

Stays small and is good for container growing

Does not survive below freezing

Self Pollinating

Produces in just 2 years after grafting

Large, combo of a key lime and lemon

Seedless

Shouldn’t get below 29 degrees

Does well as a patio and indoor plant

Very hardy, and can produce first year

stays small at 3-5 feet tall

Flavorful and juicy fruit

bears fruit 1-2 years after planting

Ripens in winter

Bring inside before frost

Self-Fertile

Beautiful Fall Foliage

Fruits the size of medium tomatoes

Seedless

Attracts Wildlife

Easy Peel, tasty red orange fruit

Great patio plant

Dwarf Evergreen Tree

Thrives in heat and humidity

Flowers beautifully

Easy Peel

Sweet and juicy

does well in containers

must be kept above 40 degrees

Produces late fall and early winter

Medium sized, 6-10 oz

Tough after roots established

Coldy hardy to 18 degrees

Originally found in Uvalde, TX

Can grow very large, up to 25’X20’

Medium, pear shaped avocado

Very cold hardy, down to 10-15 degrees

Very rich, pleasant taste

Can grow up to 20’ tall

Requires regular watering

Large avocado

Originated in California

most common avocado in stores

Self Fertile but produces better with pollinator

Requires regular watering, but well draining soil

Large Red, Mostly Seedless Fruit

Fast Growing

Cannot tolerate below 15 degree temps

Known as sweetest grapefruit

Self-Fertile

Easy Peel, seedless, tasty and juicy

Great patio plant

Dwarf Evergreen Tree

Does well with regular water-not good for desert areas

Self Pollinating

Easy Peel, sweet tangerine like taste

Coldy hardy to 28 degrees, 33 degrees with fruit

does well in whiskey barrel size containers

Needs full sun and well draining soil to produce well

Self Fertile

Tart and Juicy

Heavy Producer

Self Pollinating

Requires annual pruning to keep producing well

700 chill hours needed

Dark red, sweet, and juicy

Needs a sweet variety to pollinate with

Fruit can be preserved all winter easily

Requires annual pruning

Needs Full Sun

America’s Most Popular tart cherry for pies & preserves

Red hybrid with yellow fruit

Self Pollinating

700 chill hours needed

Cold Hardy