A small, usually fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree. Shoots green, with a whitish to pink or v… read more
Texas Pistache Pistacia mexicana (Pistacia texana)
Large, airy, rounded shrub or multi-trunked small tree. Foliage glossy, reddish in spring, dark-gre… read more
Irregular, spreading, deciduous shrub. Twigs velvety. Lower branches turned up. Glossy blue-green… read more
Winged Sumac Rhus copallinum (Rhus copallina)
Also called Shining Sumac, this plant is native to eastern North America. It is a small deciduous tr… read more
Rhus glabra is native to North America, from southern Quebec west to southern British Columbia in Ca… read more
Deciduous thicket-forming shrub, frequently single-trunked and tree-shaped. May sucker from the base… read more
Littleleaf Sumac is a much-branched, deciduous shrub, 4-16 ft. tall, with small, pinnate leaves comp… read more
The Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina, synonym: R. hirta) is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the Anaca… read more
Evergreen Sumac is a shrub or small tree, from 8 to 12 ft. in height. Its shiny, evergreen, pinnate… read more
Poison Sumac Toxicodendron vernix (Rhus vernix)
Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix) is a woody shrub or small tree growing to 7 m (20… read more
Aralia spinosa is an aromatic spiny deciduous shrub or small tree growing 2–8 m (6–25 ft… read more
Introduced. A low-growing silvery shrub that is considered a noxious weed in some areas. Height: … read more
Introduced. An evergreen shrub grown for its huge flower clusters and bright red fruits. Height: … read more
American Elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus mexicana)
Sambucus canadensis (American Elderberry) is native to a large area of North America east of the Roc… read more
Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (Sambucus pubens, Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus microbotrys)
Sambucus racemosa, also called red-berried elder, is native to Europe, temperate Asia, and north and… read more
Prairie wattle or fern acacia is a 1-4 ft., rounded sub-shrub with feathery, deciduous foliage and w… read more
A 9-15 ft., multi-trunked tree with small, yellow-orange balls of fragrant flowers and finely segmen… read more
Chaparro-prieto or blackbrush grows 5-15 ft. Prolific spikes of pale yellow, fragrant flowers are bo… read more
Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin is native to southwestern and eastern Asia, from Persia east to China and Korea.… read more
Cytisus scoparius, the Common Broom and Scotch Broom, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius, is a perennial leg… read more
Black Prairie Clover or Black Dalea is a 1-3 ft., rounded or often spreading, thornless shrub. Deli… read more
Gregg's Prairie Clover or Indigo Bush is a 4-9 in., trailing sub-shrub, spreading 2-4 ft. Grown mos… read more
Texas kidneywood is an unarmed, much-branched shrub, 3-10 ft. tall, with an open, airy structure. I… read more
The Honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America. It is … read more
When crowded by other trees, this species grows tall and slender. If more open-grown, it becomes a … read more
Introduced. A large, open, flowering shrub from Japan that has become an invasive weed in eastern No… read more
Introduced. A semi-woody, leafy-stemmed perennial introduced from Asia that invades native habitats … read more
Little-leaf leadtree or goldenball leadtree is a small, multi-trunked tree or large shrub,12-15 ft. … read more
The long, slender, intricately-branched stems of this 2-6 ft. deciduous shrub are curving or straigh… read more
Velvet-pod Mimosa is a deciduous shrub with markedly hairy leaves, twigs and pods. Usually 2 ft. ta… read more
Robinia hispida, known as the Bristly Locust, Rose acacia, or Rose locust, is a shrub or small tree … read more
Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known as the Black Locust or False Acacia, is native to the southeast… read more
Eve's necklacepod, a 15-30 ft., spineless shrub or tree, bears light-green, graceful leaflets and fr… read more
Mescal bean or mountain laurel is an evergreen, usually multi-trunked shrub ranging from just a few … read more
Introduced. An upright-growing plant bearing red flowers on tall, feathery-looking stems. Height:… read more
Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava (Aesculus octandra)
Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) is a species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mo… read more
Texas Buckeye Aesculus glabra var. arguta (Aesculus arguta)
White buckeye or Texas buckeye is a small, multi-trunked tree, 10-25 ft., which can reach 50 ft. It… read more
Aesculus hippocastanum is a large deciduous tree, commonly known as Horse-chestnut or Conker tree. I… read more
A distinctive small buckeye, bottlebrush is a mound-shaped, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub, 6-12 f… read more
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