Useful and desirable plants native to central Texas
Central Texas native trees and other central Texas native plants are the core of our business here at Hill Country Natives.
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NATIVE LARGE TREES
Anacua Ehretia anacua – Size: 36-72ft
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum – Size: 75-120ft
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa – Size: 80-100ft
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia – Size: 50-70ft
Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii – Size: 50-110ft
Honey Locust, Thornless Gleditsiatriacanthos was. inermis - Size: 66-100ft
Lacey Oak Quercus laceyi – Size: 60ft
Live Oak Quercus fusiformis hybrid – Size: 60-80ft
Monterey Oak Quercus polymorpha – Size: 30-50ft
Montezuma Cypress Taxodium Mucronatum – Size: 75-130ft
Red Mulberry Morus rubra – Size: 50-70ft
Sassafras Sassafras albidum – Size: 40-80ft
Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina – Size: 70-80ft
NATIVE MEDIUM-SIZED TREES
American Smoke Tree Continus obovatus - Size: 15-30ft
Anacua Ehretia anacua – Size: 36-72ft
Arizona Cypress Hesperocyparis arizonica – Size: 30-45ft
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica - Size: 36-72ft
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia – Size: 15-25ft
Escarpment Black Cherry AKA Escarpment Wild Cherry Prunus serotina var. eximia – Size: 35-55ft
Lacey Oak Quercus laceyi – Size: 60ft
Little Walnut Juglans microcarpa – Size 20ft
Red Mulberry Morus rubra – Size: 50-70ft
Retama Parkinsonia aculeata – Size: 15-36ft
Sassafras Sassafras albidum – Size: 40-80ft
Texas Ash Fraxinus texensis – Size: 40-50ft
Texas Madrone Arbutus xalapensis – Size: 15-30ft
Texas Red Oak Quercus buckleyi – Size: 30-50ft
Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana – Size: 12-36ft
Texas Pistachio Pistacia mexicana
Texas redbud Cercis canadensis var. texensis - Size: 30-40ft
Vasey Oak Quercus vaseyana – Size: 12-36ft
Western Soapberry Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii – Size: 40-50ft
NATIVE SMALL TREES
Anacacho Orchid Bauhinia lunarioides – Size: 6-12ft
American Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatus – Size: 15-30ft
Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum – Size: 10-15ft
Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana – Size: 10-20ft
Carolina Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana – Size: 25-40ft
Chalk Maple Acer saccharum leucaderme – Size: 20-30ft
Chisos Rosewood Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. angustifolia – Size: 9-15ft
Coralbush (Coral Bean) Jatropha multifida – Size: 8-10ft
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis – Size: up to 24ft
Eve’s Necklace Styphnolobium affine – Size: 15-30ft
Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata – Size: 20-30ft
Goldenball Leadtree Leucaena retusa – Size: 15-25ft
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa – Size: 12-30ft
Mexican Olive AKA Texas Wild Olive Cordia boussierii – Size: up to 30ft
Texas Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora – Size: 15-25ft (reaches up to 50ft in ideal
conditions)
Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus – Size: 30ft
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana – Size: 15-38ft
Possumhaw Ilex decidua – Size: 15-30ft
Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii – Size: 15-30ft
Texas Buckeye Aesculus glabra var. arguta – Size: up to 40ft
Wafer Ash Ptelea trifoliata – Size: 20-26ft
Wax Myrtle (Southern Bayberry; Candleberry) Morella cerifera – Size: 20ft
NATIVE SHRUBS
Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata – Size: 6ft x 6ft
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana – Size: 4-9ft X 4-9ft
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica – Size: 6-12ft X 4-12ft
Bee Brush Aloysia gratissima – Size: 6-10ft
Cenizo Leucophyllum frutescens – Size: 3-8ft x 2-6ft
Deciduous Holly (Possumhaw) Ilex decidua – Size: 15-30ft
Elderberry, Common Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis – Size: 10ft X 5ft
Esperanza Tecoma stans – Size: 10-15ft
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens – Size: 8-12ft
Flame Acanthus Anisacanthus quadrifidus – Size: 3-5ft
Kidneywood Eysenhardtia Texas - Size: 3-12ft
Little-Leaf Sumac Rhus microphylla – Size: 4-16ft
Fragrant Mimosa Mimosa borealis – Size: 2-6ft
Mx Silk Tassel Garrya ovata – Size: 6-12ft
Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora – Size: 2-3ft
Spicebush Lindera benzoin - Size: 15ft
Turk’s Cap Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii – Size: 2-9ft
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria – Size: 15-30ft (Prune to size and shape desired)
NATIVE PERENNIALS
Coneflower (Echinacea), Eastern Purple Echinacea purpurea U (medicinal)
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