Street Tree List

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Scientific Name Common Name Height Spread Growth Rate Comments
Large Trees    
Acer barbatum Texas sugar maple Large 30 Medium Fall color
Acer rubrum Red maple Large 30 Medium Fall color
Carya illinoensis Pecan Large 50 Slow Fruit
Carya texana Black hickory Large 20 Slow Fall color
Fraxinus americana White ash Large 40 Fast Fall color
Ginko biloba Ginko Large 40 Slow Fall color/male only
Juglans nigra Black walnut Large 40 Slow Fall color
Liquidambar stryaciflua Sweetgum Large 40 Fast Fall color
Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Large 45 Slow Evergreen
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum Large 30 Medium Fall color
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine Large 30 Fast Evergreen
Platanus mexicana Mexican sycamore Large 50 Fast Unique leaf
Quercus acutissima Sawtooth oak Large 40 Fast Drought tolerant
Quercus alba White oak Large 50 Slow Sandy soils
Quercus falcata Southern red oak Large 40 Slow Fall color
Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak Large 40 Slow Semi-evergreen
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak Large 40 Slow Large acorn
Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak Large 50 Slow Large acorn
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak Large 40 Slow Fall color
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak Large 40 Slow Fall color
Quercus nigra Water oak Large 40 Medium Decidious
Quercus nutallii Nuttall oak Large 40 Medium Fall color
Quercus phellos Willow oak Large 40 Medium Decidious
Quercus polymorpha Monterray oak Large 40 Fast Drought tolerant
Quercus rizophyllia Loquat leaf oak Large 40 Fast Drought tolerant
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak Large 40 Slow Fall color
Quercus stellata Post oak Large 40 Slow Decidious
Quercus virginiana Live oak Large 50 Slow Semi-evergreen
Taxodium distichum Bald cypress Large 30 Fast Decidious
Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma cypress Large 40 Fast Semi-evergreen
Ulmus alata Winged elm Large 30 Medium Drought tolerant
Ulmus crassifolia Cedar elm Large 30 Medium Drought tolerant
Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm Large 30 Fast Unique bark
Ulmus parvifolia var Drakii Drake elm Large 30 Fast Unique bark
Ulmus parvifolia var Emer II Allee elm Large 30 Fast Drought tolerant
Small Trees        
Bumelia lanuginosa* Wholly bucket Small 30 Slow Unique leaf
Diospyros virginiana* Texas persimmon Small 20 Medium Drought tolerant
Ehretia anacua* Anacua Small 20 Slow Unique leaf
Fraxinus texensis* Texas ash Small 25 Fast Decidious
Ilex opaca* American holly Small 15 Slow Evergreen
Ilex x attenuata var East palatka* East palatka holly Small 15 Slow Evergreen
Ilex x attenuata var Savannah* Savannah holly Small 15 Slow Evergreen
Magnolia virginiana* Sweetbay magnolia Small 20 Slow Evergreen
Pistacia chinensis* Chinese pistache Small 25 Slow Fall color
Prunus serotina* Black cherry Small 20 Medium Unique leaf
Quercus cambii* Camby oak Small 20 Medium Drought tolerant
Tilia carolinana* Basswood Small 15 Slow Large leaf