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	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Part-shade	Moist
Platanus occidentalis	American sycamore, Buttonwood, Plane-tree, Sycamore	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Moist
Populus deltoides	Eastern cottonwood, Alamo, Carolina poplar, Necklace Poplar	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Shade, Part-shade	Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus macrocarpa	Bur oak, Burr oak, Savannah 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	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	Perennial	Tree	Sun, Part-shade	Moist