Native Trees & Conifers

Botanical Name	Common Name	Native To	Description
Acer negundo	Box Elder	AZ NM OK TX
Acer saccharum var. saccharum	Caddo Sugar Maple	OK
Aesculus arguta	Texas Buckeye	OK TX
Bumelia lanuginosa	Chittamwood	AZ NM OK TX
Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	OK TX	60-100', sun
Cercis canadensis	Redbud	OK TX	15-30', shade to part sun, purplish-pink flowers
Cercis canadensis texensis	Texas Redbud	OK TX
Chilopsis linearis	Desert Willow	AZ NM TX	15-30', pink flowers in summer
Chilopsis linearis 'Alba'	Desert Willow		white flowering
Chilopsis linearis 'Paradise'	Desert Willow		selected for large flower clusters and good form
Chionanthus viginicus	Fringe Tree	OK TX	15-25', sun to part shade, white flowers
Cladrastis lutea	Yellowwood	OK
Cornus drummondii	Rough Leaf Dogwood	OK TX
Cupressus arizonica	Arizona Cypress	AZ NM TX	large pyramidal evergreen, blue foliage
Diospyros virginiana	Persimmon	OK TX	40-70', orange edible fruit, fall color
Fraxinus texensis	Texas Ash	TX
Gymnocladus dioicus	Coffee Tree		A large native shade tree with large compound leaves. Branches are sparsely spaced and allow good light penetration in winter. The female tree produces long slender seed pods.
Ilex decidua	Possum Haw	OK TX	15-30', sun to part sun, persistent red berries
Juglans microcarpa	Little Seeded Walnut	NM OK TX
Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	OK TX	100', sun, edible nuts
Juniperus ponchotti
Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar	OK TX	30-80' evergreen, sun
Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweet Gum	OK TX	60-75', sun to part shade, fall color, persistent seed
Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	TX	50-100' evergreen, part shade to sun, white flowers, red berries
Morus rubra	Mulberry
Myrica cerifera 'Wintergreen'	'Wintergreen' Wax Myrtle		This selection of Wax Myrtle has been recently introduced by Sunshine Nursery. It is a broadleaf evergreen small tree reaching 15'. 'Wintergreen' was selected from a native stand for cold tolerance.
Pinus edulis	Pinyon Pine	AZ NM OK TX	10-30', evergreen, sun to part shade
Pinus strobiformis	Southwestern White Pine	AZ NM TX
Platanus occidentalis glabrata	Smooth Sycamore	AZ NM TX
Platanus wrightii	Western Sycamore	AZ NM
Populus deltoides	Cottonwood	OK TX	100', sun
Prunus mexicana	Mexican Plum	OK TX
Ptelea trifoliata	Wafer Ash	OK TX
Quercus fusiformis	Oklahoma Live Oak	OK TX
Quercus gambellii
Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak		A large native shade tree with large dark green leaves, the backs of which are a light tan color. Sun.
Quercus marilandica	Blackjack Oak	OK TX
Quercus muhlenbergii	Chinquapin Oak	OK TX
Quercus shumardii	Shumard Oak	OK TX	A large shade tree native to Oklahoma. Tolerates poor alkaline soils. Sun. Zone 6.
Quercus stellata	Post Oak
Rhanmus caroliniana	Carolina Buckthorn	OK TX	12-15', part sun to shade, red berries, fall color
Salix nigra	Black Willow	OK TX
Sapindus drummondii	Western Soapberry	NM OK TX	A medium sized, native shade tree blooms in late spring and has yellow/orange translucent berries in summer. This is a very tough tree, tolerating hot, dry conditions and alkaline soil. Sun. Zone 6.
Sophora affinis	Eve's Necklace
Sophora secundiflora
Taxodium distichum	Bald Cypress	OK TX	50-75', sun to part shade, fall color, exfoliating bark
Ulmus alata	Winged Elm