Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

1232 APPENDIX FIFTEEN/NATIVE PLANTS SUGGESTED FOR USE AS ORNAMENTALS
SUGGESTED LIST OF ORNAMENTAL NATIVE PLANTS
TREES
PLANT COMMON NAME HABITAT REQUIREMENTS VEGETATIVE MORPHOLOGY;
DURATION
Acer barbatum Florida maple Sun, well-drained to moist soil Deciduous woody
Aceraceae perennial to 50'
Acer leucoderme Chalk maple Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Aceraceae perennial to 30'
Acer rubrum Red maple Sun, well-drained to moist soil Deciduous woody
Aceraceae perennial to 60'
Betula nigra River birch Sun, well-drained moist soil Deciduous woody
Betulaceae perennial to 60'
Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam Part-shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Betulaceae perennial to 60'
Carya illinoinensis Pecan Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Juglandaceae perennial to 60'
Cercis canadensis Redbud Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Fabaceae perennial to 20'
Chilopsis linearis Desert -willow Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Bignoniaceae perennial to 20'
Chionanthus virginicus Fringe tree, Granny Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Oleaceae gray beard perennial to 20'
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Part-shade, well-drained Deciduous woody
Cornaceae soil, mulch perennial to 20'
Crataegus brachyacantha Blueberry hawthorn Sun to part-shade, Deciduous woody
Rosaceae well-drained soil perennial to 20'
Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn Sun to part-shade, Deciduous woody
Rosaceae well-drained soil perennial to 20'
Crataegus viburnifolia Viburnum hawthorn Part-shade to sun, Deciduous woody
Rosaceae well-drained soil perennial to 20'
Eysenhardtia texana Eisenhardtia Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Fabaceae perennial to 20'
Fagus grandifolia American beech Part-shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Fabaceae perennial to 20'
Forestiera acuminata Swamp-privet Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Oleaceae perennial to 20'
Gleditsia triacanthos Common honey-locust Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Fabaceae perennial to 20'
Halesia diptera Silverbell Part-shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Styracaceae perennial to 20'
Hamamelis vernalis Witch-hazel cultivars Part-shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody
Hamamelidaceae perennial to 12'
Ilex cassine Dahoon holly Part-shade, well-drained soil Evergreen woody
Aquifoliaceae perennial to 20'
Ilex decidua Deciduous holly, Sun, well-drained soil Evergreen woody
Aquifoliaceae possumhaw perennial to 20'
Ilex opaca American holly Sun to part-shade, Evergreen woody
Aquifoliaceae well-drained soil perennial to 30'
Juniperus virginiana Eastern red-cedar Sun, well-drained soil Evergreen woody
Cupressaceae perennial to 30'
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree Sun, well-drained moist soil Deciduous woody
Magnoliaceae perennial to 100'