UT Austin – Native Tree SpeciesThe University of Texas at Austin is a major research university home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty, 19,000 staff members and 1,900 live oaks. Below is a list of native tree species that occur on campus. |
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Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth Maple, Big-toothed Maple, Uvalde Bigtooth Maple, Southwestern Bigtooth Maple, Canyon Maple, Sabinal Maple, Western Sugar Maple |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Carya illinoinensis Pecan |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa, Catalpa Tree, Cigar Tree, Indian Bean |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Fraxinus albicans Texas Ash, Mountain Ash |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Desert Ash, Leatherleaf Ash, Smooth Ash, Modesto Ash, Toumey Ash, Standley Ash |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Juniperus ashei Ashe Juniper, Ashe's Juniper, Mountain Cedar, Rock Cedar, Post Cedar, Texas Cedar, Brake Cedar, Mexican Juniper, Blueberry Juniper, Ozark White Cedar, Sabino, Enebro |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Morus microphylla Texas Mulberry, Littleleaf Mulberry, Mountain Mulberry, Mexican Mulberry, Dwarf Mulberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry |
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Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherry-laurel, Cherry-laurel, Laurel Cherry, Carolina Laurel Cherry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Quercus buckleyi Texas Red Oak, Buckley Oak, Texas Oak, Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Quercus fusiformis Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Live Oak, Hill Country Live Oak, Texas Live Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Encino Molino, Tesmoli |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry |
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Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Quercus polymorpha Mexican White Oak, Netleaf White Oak, Monterrey Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Quercus virginiana Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Sabal mexicana Texas Palm, Texas Palmetto, Mexican Palm, Mexican Palmetto, Rio Grande Palmetto, Victoria Palmetto, Palma De Micharos, Apachite |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Senegalia berlandieri Guajillo, Berlandier Acacia, Berlandier's Acacia, Round-flowered Catclaw, Roundflower Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Thornless Catclaw, Huajilla |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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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 |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma Bald Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Mexican Cypress, Ahuehuete, Sabino |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm, Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Lime Elm, Texas Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Olmo |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye, Monilla |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |