Useful and desirable plants native to central Texas
Central Texas native trees and other central Texas native plants are the core of our business here at Hill Country Natives.
Use this page to “window-shop” for native plants. Once you know what you want, visit our Shop page to see what’s actually available right now and place your order. Not every plant on our Native Species List will be available at any given time, but we’ll do our best to accommodate special requests. If you have questions or want some assistance, email us.
An excellent site to learn more about Texas trees can be found here: http://texastreeplanting.tamu.edu/ViewAllTrees.aspx
Thank you for choosing Hill Country Natives.
Anacua Ehretia anacua – Size: 36-72ft
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Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum – Size: 75-120ft
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa – Size: 80-100ft
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Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia – Size: 50-70ft
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Chinquapin Oak Quercus muehlenbergii – Size: 50-110ft
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Honey Locust, Thornless Gleditsiatriacanthos var. inermis – Size: 66-100ft
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Lacey Oak Quercus laceyi – Size: 60ft
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Live Oak Quercus fusiformis hybrid – Size: 60-80ft
Monterey Oak Quercus polymorpha – Size: 30-50ft
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Montezuma Cypress Taxodium Mucronatum – Size: 75-130ft
Red Mulberry Morus rubra – Size: 50-70ft
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Sassafras Sassafras albidum – Size: 40-80ft
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Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina – Size: 70-80ft
NATIVE MEDIUM-SIZED TREES
American Smoke Tree Continus obovatus – Size: 15-30ft
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Anacua Ehretia anacua – Size: 36-72ft
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Arizona Cypress Hesperocyparis arizonica – Size: 30-45ft
Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica – Size: 36-72ft
Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia – Size: 15-25ft
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Escarpment Black Cherry AKA Escarpment Wild Cherry Prunus serotina var. eximia – Size: 35-55ft
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Lacey Oak Quercus laceyi – Size: 60ft
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Little Walnut Juglans microcarpa – Size 20ft
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Red Mulberry Morus rubra – Size: 50-70ft
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Retama Parkinsonia aculeata – Size: 15-36ft
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Sassafras Sassafras albidum – Size: 40-80ft
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Texas Ash Fraxinus texensis – Size: 40-50ft
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Texas Madrone Arbutus xalapensis – Size: 15-30ft
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Texas Red Oak Quercus buckleyi – Size: 30-50ft
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Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana – Size: 12-36ft
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Texas Pistachio Pistacia mexicana
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Texas Redbud Cercis canadensis var. texensis – Size: 30-40ft
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Vasey Oak Quercus vaseyana – Size: 12-36ft
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Western Soapberry Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii – Size: 40-50ft
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NATIVE SMALL TREES
Anacacho Orchid Bauhinia lunarioides – Size: 6-12ft
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American Smoke Tree Cotinus obovatus – Size: 15-30ft
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Bigtooth Maple Acer grandidentatum – Size: 10-15ft
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Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana – Size: 10-20ft
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Carolina Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana – Size: 25-40ft
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Chalk Maple Acer saccharum leucaderme – Size: 20-30ft
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Chisos Rosewood Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. angustifolia – Size: 9-15ft
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Coralbush (Coral Bean) Jatropha multifida – Size: 8-10ft
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Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis – Size: up to 24ft
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Eve’s Necklace Styphnolobium affine – Size: 15-30ft
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Flameleaf Sumac Rhus lanceolata – Size: 20-30ft
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Goldenball Leadtree Leucaena retusa – Size: 15-25ft
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Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa – Size: 12-30ft
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Mexican Olive AKA Texas Wild Olive Cordia boussierii – Size: up to 30ft
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Texas Mountain Laurel Sophora secundiflora – Size: 15-25ft (reaches up to 50ft in ideal
conditions)
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Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus – Size: 30ft
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Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana – Size: 15-38ft
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Possumhaw Ilex decidua – Size: 15-30ft
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Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii – Size: 15-30ft
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Texas Buckeye Aesculus glabra var. arguta – Size: up to 40ft
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Wafer Ash Ptelea trifoliata – Size: 20-26ft
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Wax Myrtle (Southern Bayberry; Candleberry) Morella cerifera – Size: 20ft
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NATIVE SHRUBS
Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata – Size: 6ft x 6ft
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American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana – Size: 4-9ft X 4-9ft
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Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica – Size: 6-12ft X 4-12ft
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Bee Brush Aloysia gratissima – Size: 6-10ft
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Cenizo Leucophyllum frutescens – Size: 3-8ft x 2-6ft
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Deciduous Holly (Possumhaw) Ilex decidua – Size: 15-30ft
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Elderberry, Common Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis – Size: 10ft X 5ft
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Esperanza Tecoma stans – Size: 10-15ft
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Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens – Size: 8-12ft
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Flame Acanthus Anisacanthus quadrifidus – Size: 3-5ft
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Kidneywood Eysenhardtia texana – Size: 3-12ft
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Little-Leaf Sumac Rhus microphylla – Size: 4-16ft
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Fragrant Mimosa Mimosa borealis – Size: 2-6ft
Mx Silk Tassel Garrya ovata – Size: 6-12ft
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Red Yucca Hesperaloe parviflora – Size: 2-3ft
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Spicebush Lindera benzoin – Size: 15ft
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Turk’s Cap Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii – Size: 2-9ft
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Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria – Size: 15-30ft (Prune to size and shape desired)
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NATIVE PERENNIALS
Coneflower (Echinacea), Eastern Purple Echinacea purpurea U (medicinal)
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