Great Small Trees for Houston To celebrate The Garden Club of America's Centennial in 2013, The Garden Club of Houston has created a list of great small trees for Houston. The trees were selected based on three criteria: 1) native to our area and likely to thrive with little maintenance, 2) exceptional beauty and the widest possible range of seasonal interest, and 3) habitat benefits, particularly for birds.
QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Acer leucoderme Chalk maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Blue beech, Musclewood, Ironwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud, Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chionanthus virginicus White fringetree, Fringe tree, Grancy Graybeard	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cordia boissieri Mexican olive, Anacahuita, Texas wild olive, Anacahuite	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Halesia diptera Two-wing silverbell, Silver bell, Two-winged silverbell, Snowdrop tree, American snowdrop tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Winterberry, Deciduous yaupon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ilex opaca American holly, Christmas holly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Dry
	Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon holly, Cassina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia, Swampbay, Swamp magnolia, Small magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry, Candleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Prunus mexicana Mexican plum, Bigtree plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry