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Texas Big Tree Registry a List of the Largest Trees in Texas Sponsored by Texas a & M Forest Service Texas Big Tree Registry A list of the largest trees in Texas Sponsored by Texas A & M Forest Service Native and Naturalized Species of Texas: 320 ( D indicates species naturalized to Texas) Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold acacia, Berlandier (guajillo) Senegalia berlandieri Considered a shrub by B. Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' acacia, blackbrush Vachellia rigidula Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' acacia, Gregg (catclaw acacia, Gregg catclaw) Senegalia greggii var. greggii Was named A. greggii 55'' or 4.6 ' acacia, Roemer (roundflower catclaw) Senegalia roemeriana 18'' or 1.5 ' acacia, sweet (huisache) Vachellia farnesiana 100'' or 8.3 ' acacia, twisted (huisachillo) Vachellia bravoensis Was named 'A. tortuosa' 9'' or 0.8 ' acacia, Wright (Wright catclaw) Senegalia greggii var. wrightii Was named 'A. wrightii' 70'' or 5.8 ' D ailanthus (tree-of-heaven) Ailanthus altissima 120'' or 10.0 ' alder, hazel Alnus serrulata 18'' or 1.5 ' allthorn (crown-of-thorns) Koeberlinia spinosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' anacahuita (anacahuite, Mexican olive) Cordia boissieri 60'' or 5.0 ' anacua (anaqua, knockaway) Ehretia anacua 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Carolina Fraxinus caroliniana 90'' or 7.5 ' ash, Chihuahuan Fraxinus papillosa 12'' or 1.0 ' ash, fragrant Fraxinus cuspidata 18'' or 1.5 ' ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Gregg (littleleaf ash) Fraxinus greggii 12'' or 1.0 ' ash, Mexican (Berlandier ash) Fraxinus berlandieriana Was named 'F. berlandierana' 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Texas Fraxinus texensis 60'' or 5.0 ' ash, velvet (Arizona ash) Fraxinus velutina 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, white Fraxinus americana 100'' or 8.3 ' aspen, quaking Populus tremuloides 25'' or 2.1 ' baccharis, eastern (groundseltree) Baccharis halimifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' baldcypress (bald cypress) Taxodium distichum Was named 'T. distichum var. distichum' 300'' or 25.0 ' baldcypress, Montezuma (Montezuma bald cypress) Taxodium mucronatum 240'' or 20.0 ' barreta (baretta) Helietta parvifolia 12'' or 1.0 ' basswood, Carolina Tilia americana var. caroliniana Was named 'T. caroliniana' 90'' or 7.5 ' bay, red (redbay) Persea borbonia Was named 'var. borbonia' 90'' or 7.5 ' bay, swamp (swampbay) Persea palustris Was named 'P. borbonia var. pubescens' 60'' or 5.0 ' bay, sweet (sweetbay, sweetbay magnolia) Magnolia virginiana 60'' or 5.0 ' bayberry, evergreen Morella caroliniensis 12'' or 1.0 ' bayberry, southern (waxmyrtle, wax myrtle) Morella cerifera Was named 'Myrica cerifera' 12'' or 1.0 ' beech, American Fagus grandifolia 90'' or 7.5 ' birch, river Betula nigra 90'' or 7.5 ' D bird-of-paradise (flowerfence, pride-of-Barbados) Caesalpinia pulcherrima 30'' or 2.5 ' blackgum (black gum, black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica 150'' or 12.5 ' blackhaw (blackhaw viburnum) Viburnum prunifolium Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' blackhaw, rusty Viburnum rufidulum 30'' or 2.5 ' bluewood, Brazilian (brasil) Condalia hookeri 50'' or 4.2 ' bois d'arc (osage-orange) Maclura pomifera 180'' or 15.0 ' boxelder (ashleaf maple) Acer negundo 100'' or 8.3 ' brasil (Brazilian bluewood) Condalia hookeri 50'' or 4.2 ' brushholly Xylosma flexuosa 9'' or 0.8 ' buckeye, Mexican (Mexican-buckeye) Ungnadia speciosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 8'' or 0.7 ' buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra var. glabra Simpson, Cox consider this native 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, red Aesculus pavia var. pavia 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, Texas (white buckeye) Aesculus glabra var. arguta 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, yellow woolly Aesculus pavia var. flavescens 30'' or 2.5 ' buckthorn, birchleaf (beechleaf frangula) Frangula betulifolia Was named 'Rhamnus betulifolia' 12'' or 1.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold buckthorn, Carolina Frangula caroliniana Was named 'Rhamnus caroliniana' 18'' or 1.5 ' bully, buckthorn (buckthorn bumelia) Sideroxylon lycioides Was named 'Bumelia lycoides' 60'' or 5.0 ' bully, gum (gum bumelia) Sideroxylon lanuginosum Was named 'Bumelia lanuginosa' 90'' or 7.5 ' burningbush (eastern wahoo) Euonymus atropurpureus Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' buttonbush, common Cephalanthus occidentalis Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' buttonbush, Mexican Cephalanthus salicifolius 30'' or 2.5 ' camellia, silky (Virginia stewartia) Stewartia malacodendron Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D camphortree Cinnamomum camphora 180'' or 15.0 ' D catalpa, northern Catalpa speciosa 180'' or 15.0 ' D catalpa, southern Catalpa bignonioides 180'' or 15.0 ' catclaw, Gregg (catclaw acacia, Gregg acacia) Senegalia greggii var. greggii Was named A. greggii 55'' or 4.6 ' catclaw, roundflower (Roemer acacia) Senegalia roemeriana 18'' or 1.5 ' catclaw, Wright (Wright acacia) Senegalia greggii var. wrightii Was named 'A. wrightii' 70'' or 5.8 ' cedar, eastern red (eastern redcedar) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana 120'' or 10.0 ' cedar, mountain (Ashe juniper) Juniperus ashei 120'' or 10.0 ' cedar, southern red (southern redcedar) Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Was named 'J. silicicola' 60'' or 5.0 ' cercocarpus, hairy (hairy mountain-mahogany) Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus Was named 'C. breviflorus' 12'' or 1.0 ' D chastetree, lilac (vitex) Vitex agnus-castus 90'' or 7.5 ' cherry, black Prunus serotina var. serotina 120'' or 10.0 ' cherry, escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia 65'' or 5.4 ' cherry, southwestern black Prunus serotina var. rufula 90'' or 7.5 ' cherry-laurel, Carolina (Carolina laurelcherry) Prunus caroliniana 60'' or 5.0 ' D chinaberry Melia azedarach 120'' or 10.0 ' chinkapin Castanea pumila 20'' or 1.7 ' chokecherry (choke cherry) Prunus virginiana Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' chokecherry, southwestern Prunus serotina var. virens 90'' or 7.5 ' D coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus dioicus 90'' or 7.5 ' coma (saffron-plum, saffron plum) Sideroxylon celastrinum Was named 'Bumelia celastrina' 30'' or 2.5 ' coralbean (redcardinal) Erythrina herbacea Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' corkwood Leitneria floridana Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' cottonwood, eastern Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides Was named 'var. deltoides' 240'' or 20.0 ' cottonwood, meseta (Fremont cottonwood) Populus fremontii ssp. mesetae Was named 'var. mesetae' 180'' or 15.0 ' cottonwood, narrowleaf Populus angustifolia 60'' or 5.0 ' cottonwood, plains Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera Was 'P. deltoides var. occidentalis' 240'' or 20.0 ' cottonwood, Rio Grande Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni Was named 'P. fremontii var. wislizeni' 240'' or 20.0 ' crabapple, southern Malus angustifolia Locally distributed in Newton Co. 24'' or 2.0 ' crabapple, Texas (Blanco crabapple) Malus ioensis var. texana Found locally on the Edwards Plateau 12'' or 1.0 ' crown-of-thorns (allthorn) Koeberlinia spinosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' cypress, Arizona Hesperocyparis (Cupressus) arizonica Was 'Cupressus arizonica' 120'' or 10.0 ' cypress, bald (baldcypress) Taxodium distichum Was named 'T. distichum var. distichum' 300'' or 25.0 ' cypress, Montezuma bald (Montezuma baldcypress) Taxodium mucronatum 240'' or 20.0 ' cyrilla, swamp (swamp titi) Cyrilla racemiflora 18'' or 1.5 ' desert-willow (desert willow) Chilopsis linearis 60'' or 5.0 ' devil's-walkingstick (devil's walkingstick) Aralia spinosa 12'' or 1.0 ' dogwood, flowering Cornus florida 40'' or 3.3 ' dogwood, roughleaf Cornus drummondii Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' dogwood, stiff (swamp dogwood) Cornus foemina Was named 'C. stricta' 12'' or 1.0 ' Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca 120'' or 10.0 ' ebony, Texas Ebenopsis ebano Was named 'Pithecellobium flexicaule' 120'' or 10.0 ' elder, blue Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea Was named 'S. cerulea' 60'' or 5.0 ' elder, yellow (yellow trumpetbush) Tecoma stans Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' elderberry, common Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Was named 'S. canadensis var. canadensis' 60'' or 5.0 ' elm, American Ulmus americana 180'' or 15.0 ' elm, cedar Ulmus crassifolia 120'' or 10.0 ' D elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila 180'' or 15.0 ' elm, slippery Ulmus rubra 90'' or 7.5 ' elm, water (planertree) Planera aquatica 120'' or 10.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold elm, winged Ulmus alata 80'' or 6.7 ' esenbeckia, Runyon's (Berlandier's jopoy) Esenbeckia berlandieri Synonymous with 'E. runyonii' 30'' or 2.5 ' Eve's-necklacepod (Texas sophora) Styphnolobium affine (Sophora affinis) 60'' or 5.0 ' farkleberry (tree sparkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum 30'' or 2.5 ' fiddlewood, Berlandier's Citharexylum berlandieri Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D flowerfence (bird-of-paradise, pride-of-Barbados) Caesalpinia pulcherrima 30'' or 2.5 ' frangula, beechleaf (birchleaf buckthorn) Frangula betulifolia Was named 'Rhamnus betulifolia' 12'' or 1.0 ' fringetree, white Chionanthus virginicus 18'' or 1.5 ' gallberry, large Ilex coriacea 12'' or 1.0 ' groundseltree (eastern baccharis) Baccharis halimifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' guajillo (Berlandier acacia) Senegalia berlandieri Considered a shrub by B. Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' guayacan (Texas lignum-vitae) Guajacum angustifolium Was named 'Guaiacum angustifolium' 18'' or 1.5 ' gum, black (blackgum, black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica 150'' or 12.5 ' gum, sweet (sweetgum) Liquidambar styraciflua 180'' or 15.0 ' hackberry, common Celtis occidentalis 120'' or 10.0 ' hackberry, dwarf (Georgia hackberry) Celtis tenuifolia 18'' or 1.5 ' hackberry,
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