Texas Arboretum: Specimen Trees

Large and beautiful iconic trees like pecan, American elm and American sycamore form the Specimen Tree Collection.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Carya illinoinensis Pecan Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist