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Live Oak installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Quercus virginiana

Live Oak

The tree your grandkids will thank you for.

  • One tree can shade your entire backyard.
  • Evergreen canopy year-round.
  • Built for Texas drought and wind.
60-80 ftFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant
Cedar Elm installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Ulmus crassifolia

Cedar Elm

The toughest shade tree in Texas. Period.

  • Handles drought, rocky soil, and neglect without missing a beat.
  • Dense canopy creates deep, cool shade.
  • Elegant vase shape and fine-textured leaves.
70 ft tall, 40 ft spreadFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant

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Monterrey Oak installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Quercus polymorpha

Monterrey Oak

Hill Country's new favorite — and for good reason.

  • Semi-evergreen, so you keep shade through winter without the leaf mess.
  • Fast-growing and forgiving in sun, part shade, and poor soil.
  • Resistant to oak wilt, the disease that devastates other Texas oaks.
30-60 ftFull to Part SunMedium WaterDeer Resistant
Red Oak installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Quercus shumardii

Red Oak

Blazing fall color in a state that doesn't get fall color.

  • The fastest-growing oak in Texas — visible shade in just a few seasons.
  • Stunning crimson and orange fall foliage.
  • Thrives in the alkaline, rocky soil that gives other trees fits.
45-100 ftFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant
Mexican Sycamore installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Platanus mexicana

Mexican Sycamore

The white-bark beauty that grows while you watch.

  • Stunning white and cream peeling bark — year-round visual interest.
  • One of the fastest-growing shade trees in Texas — 3 to 5 feet per year.
  • Drought-tolerant once established — tougher than its American cousin.
70-80 ftFull SunLow WaterDeer Resistant
Bald Cypress installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress

The ancient Texas tree that thrives where others can't.

  • Grows in wet or dry soil — one of the most adaptable trees in Texas.
  • Feathery foliage turns copper-bronze in fall before dropping.
  • Lives 600+ years — this is a legacy tree.
50-70 ftFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant
Montezuma Cypress installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Taxodium mucronatum

Montezuma Cypress

Evergreen cousin of the Bald Cypress — no leaf drop.

  • Semi-evergreen — keeps its foliage through mild winters.
  • Fast-growing with a graceful, weeping canopy.
  • Thrives in Hill Country heat and handles drought once established.
50-90 ftFull Sun to Part ShadeLow WaterDeer Resistant
Burr Oak installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Quercus macrocarpa

Burr Oak

The biggest, toughest oak you can plant in Texas.

  • Massive spreading canopy — up to 80 ft wide at maturity.
  • Extremely drought and cold tolerant — handles anything Texas throws at it.
  • Distinctive deeply lobed leaves and large acorns with fringed caps.
70-80 ftFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant
Chinkapin Oak installed by Hill Country Tree Company

Quercus muehlenbergii

Chinkapin Oak

The limestone oak — born for Hill Country soil.

  • Thrives in alkaline, limestone soil that most trees struggle with.
  • Beautiful golden-bronze fall color.
  • Clean, upright canopy — great for yards and driveways.
60-70 ftFull SunLow WaterTexas NativeDeer Resistant

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