Trees for Central Texas
I will be adding more detailed information and pictures as I have time. This information will be found below this list.
Evergreen Trees
Arborvitae
Arizona Cypress
Leyland Cypress
Live Oak
Monterey Oak
Southern Magnolia
Deciduous Trees
American Sycamore
Ash
Bald Cypress
Bigtooth Maple
Bradford Pear
Bur Oak
Catalpa
Cedar Elm
Chinese Pistache
Chinkapin Oak
Chitalpa
Lacebark Elm
Lacey Oak
Mexican Sycamore
Montezuma Cypress
Pecan
Red Oak
Small Evergreen Trees
Cherry Laurel
Evergreen Sumac
Flowering Senna
Little Gem Magnolia
Loquat
Texas Mountain Laurel
Oleander
Sweet Olive
Teddy Bear Magnolia
Weeping Yaupon Holly
Yaupon Holly
Small Decidous Trees
Anacacho Orchid Tree
Carolina Buckthorn
Chinese Parasol
Chitalpa
Crepe Myrtle
Desert Willow
Eve's Necklace
Flameleaf Sumac
Golden Ball Lead Tree
Golden Rain Tree
Kidneywood
Japanese Maple
Mexican Buckeye
Mexican Olive
Mexican Plum
Mimosa
Pomegranate
Possumhaw Holly
Purple Leaf Plum
Redbud varieties, Forest Pansy, Mexican, Oklahoma, Texas, and Traveler
Retama
Roughleaf Dogwood
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum
Scarlet Buckeye
Sweet Acacia
Traveler Redbud
Vitex
Large Shrubs that can be trimmed up like trees
Althea
Flowering Senna
Nellie Stevens Holly
Pineapple Guava
Variegated Privet
Viburnum-Sandankwa, Spring Bouquet, Sweet
Wax Myrtle
Waxleaf Ligustrum
Lighting requirements
Full Sun – At least 6 hours of direct sun per day
Part Sun – 3 to 6 hours of sun per day
Shade – Up to 3 hours of direct morning sun per day or filtered sunlight
Icons for quick info
Highly recommended!
Deer resistant (nothing is deer proof)
Should remain green in winter
Can be hard to find
Low cold tolerance (may struggle in winter)
By Zion National Park - Bigtooth Maple, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45371874
By Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88230094
By DouglasGoldman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147859316
By Ross Dunn - Catalpa, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113405408
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By そらみみ (Soramimi) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45474132
By Bruce Kirchoff from Greensboro, NC, USA - Quercus muehlenbergii, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60231289
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By Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99389524
By Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94067673
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By James St. John - Carya illinoinensis (pecan tree) 1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83884336
By Genet (Diskussion) - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116658987
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By Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118414739
By Douglas Goldman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134221828
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