Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana) has leathery leaves 1" to 2" long and no thorns. Bark and wood reportedly yield a blue dye.

Wood: An extremely valuable timber tree over its native range due to its toughness and elasticity. It is preferred for tool handles and baseball bats, and is used extensively for furniture and …

Lime-green leaves and colorful fruit. Good tree for wildlife. Thorns on branches. The Texas Tree Selector helps you find a tree that will grow in your county.

ash, prickly Also known as: Hercules'-club; prickly-ash; tickle-tongue Zanthoxylum clava-herculis More about this tree...

Brasil is a native, semi-evergreen (evergreen in south Texas) shrub or small tree in the Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) family. It tends to be thicket-forming.

Oak, Mexican Blue Common Name: Mexican Blue Oak Quercus oblongifolia Tree Size: Medium Leaf Type: Evergreen Comments: Discovered in the early 1970s in the Bofecillos Mountains of …

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Wood has no commercial value, but it is sometimes available in nurseries as a landscape plant. Similar Species: Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) has confetti-like flowers and blue fruits; …

TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE PROVIDES MANY RESOURCES TO ASSIST TEXAS RESIDENTS IN CARING FOR THEIR TREES AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT SIGNIFICANT …

Tree grade is determined by factors including tree size (diameter at breast height, length, and scaling diameter), grading faces, and tree defects. Grade 1 trees are capable of producing a …