Ben Facts

We had a magnolia die this summer due to lack of water. We learned our lesson and started shopping for trees. I figured I’d share this research.

With the goal of getting a fast-growing, big tree, it looks like the Pecan is the best shot for Texas.

List of trees here:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/home/gardening/stories/hg_txplants.2170970c4.html

My research of maximum heights:

25–40 m Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
10-12 m Big-tooth maple (Acer grandidentatum)
25-33 m Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
23-27m Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
10-11 m Caddo maple (Acer barbatum)
17-30 m Cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia)
5-6 m Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinensis)
30 m Chinquapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
23 m Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)
10-12 m Lacey oak (Quercus laceyi)
13-20 m Live oak (Quercus virginiana)
20-27 m Native pecan (Carya illinoensis)
10-12 m Osage orange (Maclura pomifera)
36 m Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) (after 20 years!)
10 m Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
10-13 m Texas ash (Fraxinus texensis)
33 m Texas red oak (Quercus texana) (12 m after 20 years)

http://www.texas-best.com/texasbest/plants/plants.html

41-50 m Pecan