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Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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TREES (CONTINUED)<br />

NATIVE PLANTS SUGGESTED FOR USE AS ORNAMENTALS/APPENDIX FIFTEEN 1235<br />

PLANT (CONTINUED) CONCERNS ORNAMENTAL FEATURES NOTES<br />

Magnolia grandiflora Establishment Flowers, form, screen, Many cultivars, mulch when young<br />

foliage<br />

Magnolia macrophylla leaf litter Foliage, flowers, form Underutilized, protect from wind,<br />

mulch<br />

Magnolia virginiana None Flowers, form, screen, Underutilized<br />

foliage<br />

Nyssa aquatica Establishment Foliage, fall color, form Underutilized<br />

Pinus echinata None Foliage, form Durable<br />

Pinus palustris Establishment Foliage, form, specimen Underutilized, durable, beetle<br />

resistant<br />

Poncirus trifoliata Thorns Foliage, flowers, fruit,<br />

screen<br />

Improved cultivars<br />

Prunus mexicana Short-lived Flowers, form, specimen Durable, easy to establish, edible<br />

fruit<br />

Quercus michauxii None Fall color, form, foliage Underutilized<br />

Quercus texana None Specimen, form Fast-growing, durable and popular<br />

Quercus virginiana None Form, foliage Durable, common<br />

Sophora affinis None Flowers, seed pods, Underutilized, premier small<br />

form, foliage tree for sun<br />

Taxodium distichum Knees Fall color, form Long-lived, durable, improved<br />

cultivars<br />

SHRUBS (CONTINUED)<br />

Callicarpa americana None Rose-pink to violet or Drought tolerant<br />

red-purple fruits<br />

Cliftonia monophylla Establishment White or pink flower forms Underutilized<br />

Cyrilla racemiflora Suckers White flowers Very showy in bloom, pruning<br />

challenge<br />

Euonymus americanus Suckers Showy fruit in Fall Becomes a thicket under good<br />

horticulture<br />

Hypericum galioides None Yellow flowers, form Showy border plant<br />

Ilex verticillata Establishment Berries, form Many cultivars<br />

Ilex vomitoria Leaf midge Berries, foliage, form A mainstay in the trade, many<br />

cultivars<br />

Itea virginica Suckers wildly Flowers, foliage, fall<br />

in good spots<br />

Durable, underutilized<br />

Lindera benzoin Establishment Fragrant flowers, fall<br />

color, form<br />

Underutilized<br />

Myrica cerifera None Foliage, form Good screen, durable<br />

Ptelea trifoliata None Aromatic flowers, seed Excellent for small gardens<br />

pods, foliage<br />

Sabal minor None Foliage, form Durable, long-lived, underutilized

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