IT’S YOUR NATURE
  • Martin Byhower home & plant Business info
    • About Me
    • My landscape service fees
    • Reviews
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Why plant native plants?
  • Examples of my work
  • Getting rid of turf!
  • Photo Gallery of the plants I use
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
    • Composting presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
  • My Blog

Native Trees….
thrive in central Texas, depending on local conditions. Look ‘em up and ask me if they are suitable in your yard or on your property!

American elm Ulmus americana
American smoketree Cotinus obovatus
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum
black walnut Juglans nigra
black willow Salix nigra
bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana
cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia
chinquapinoakQuercusmuehlenbergii
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
escarpment black cherry Prunus serotina var. eximia
evergreen sumac Rhus virens
Eve’s necklace Styphnolobium affine
goldenball leadtree Leucaena retusa
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Lacey oak Quercus laceyi
little walnut Juglans microcarpa
live oak Quercus virginiana
Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
Mexican white oak Quercus polymorpha
pecan Carya illinoinensis
post oak Quercus stellata
prairie flameleaf sumac Rhus lanceolata
rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
Shumard’s oak Quercus shumardii
Texas ash Fraxinus albicans
Texas kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana
Texas live oak Quercus fusiformis
Texas madrone Arbutus xalapensis
Texas mountain laurel Sophora secundiflora
Texas mulberry Morus microphylla
Texas redbud Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Texas red oak Quercus buckleyi
western soapberry Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii
white shin oak Quercus sinuata var. breviloba
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  • Martin Byhower home & plant Business info
    • About Me
    • My landscape service fees
    • Reviews
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Why plant native plants?
  • Examples of my work
  • Getting rid of turf!
  • Photo Gallery of the plants I use
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
    • Composting presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
  • My Blog