| Common Name (latin name) | Evergreeen? | Max Height | Watering | Sun | Growth Rate | Remarks |
| Afghan Pine (pinus eldarica) | evergreeen | 30-80' | moderate | full | fast | tolerates drought and alkaline soil |
| Arizona Cypress (cupressus arizonica) | evergreeen | 40' | moderate | full | moderate | likes dry, rocky, alkaline soil |
| Big-Tooth Maple (acer saccharum grandidentatum) | deciduous | 20-30' | moderate to regular | full to partial | moderate | likes dry, well-drained soil |
| Bradford Pear (pyrus calleryana) | deciduous | 50' | moderate | full | fast | tolerates drought and pollution;can split in windstorms |
| Bur Oak (quercus macrocarpa) | deciduous | 60-80' | moderate | full | fast | drought tolerant, grows in either acid or alkaline soils |
| Carolina Buckthorn (rhamnus caroliniana) | deciduous | 15-20' | moderate | full or partial | fast | fall berries, good understory tree |
| Carolina Cherry Laurel (prunus caroliniana) | evergreeen | 35-40' | regular to moderate | full | moderate | normally a shrub, can be trained as a tree; has messy flowers and fruit |
| Cedar Elm (ulmus crassifolia) | deciduous | 50-70' | moderate | full | slow | drought tolerant, Texas native |
| Chinese Pistache (pistacia chinensis) | deciduous | 30-60' | moderate | full | slow to moderate | tolerant of drought and alkaline soils |
| Chinquapin Oak (quercus muehlenbergi) | deciduous | 80' | regular | full | moderate, then slow | grows in clay and limestone soils |
| Crape Myrtle (lagerstroemia indica) | deciduous | 20' | moderate | full | moderate | bloom for 90-100 days; powdery mildew a problem |
| Desert Willow (chilopsis linearis) | deciduous | 25' | moderate to little | full | fast, then slow | flowers attract birds; prefers dry, limy soil; can be messy unless pruned |
| Eve's Necklace (sophora affinis) | deciduous | 15-20' | moderate | full or partial | fast | tolerates dry or limy soils; seeds are toxic if eaten |
| Goldenrain Tree (koelreuteria paniculata) | deciduous | 20-35' | regular to moderate | full | moderate | large yellow flowers; tolerant of drought, cold, and wind |
| Live Oak (quercus virginiana) | evergreeen | 40-80' | regular to moderate | full | moderate | needs room; avoid oak wilt by not pruning in spring |
| Mesquite (prosopis glandulosa) | deciduous | 30' | none | full | slow | excellent shade for lawns;iimpossible to transplant |
| Mexican Buckeye (ungnadia speciosa) | deciduous | 12-15' | little to regular | full or partial | moderate | tolerates dry, limy soils; seeds are toxic |
| Mexican Plum (prunus mexicana) | deciduous | 15-25' | regular to moderate | full | moderate to fast (use water!) | drought tolerant, like limestone soil |
| Mexican Sycamore (platanus mexicana) | deciduous | 60' | regular | full or partial | moderate | adapted to dry, rocky, alkaline soils |
| Montezuma Cypress (taxodium mucronatum) | evergreeen | 50-70' | little to much | full | fast | prefers acid soil; resistant to mechanical damage |
| Pecan (carya illinoensis) | deciduous | 70' | regular to moderate | full | fast | needs room, deep soil, difficult to transplant |
| Possumhaw (ilex decidua) | deciduous | 6-10' | regular | full or partial | moderate | red berries into late winter |
| Southern Magnolia (magnolia grandiflora) | evergreeen | 80' | regular | full or partial | moderate | protect surface roots near trunk; may take 15 years to flower |
| Texas Mountain Laurel (sophora secundiflora) | evergreeen | 25' | moderate | full or partial | moderate | thrives in heat and alkaline soil; violet flowers midwinter; seeds toxic |
| Texas Persimmon (diospyros texana) | deciduous | 30' | little | full or partial | slow | suited to dry, rocky, alkaline soil; female tree has messy fruit |
| Texas Redbud (cercis canadensis texensis or cercis mexicana) | deciduous | 25' | regular | full or partial | moderate | drought tolerant; other varieties do not thrive here |
| Western Soapberry (sapindus drummondii) | deciduous | 25-30' | moderate to little | full | moderate | adapted to dry, rocky, alkaline soils; self-sows |
| Yaupon Holly (ilex vomitoria) | evergreeen | 15-20' | regular | full or partial | moderate | grows in any soil |