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 RED CEDAE (Juni penis Virginians) The red cedar and its west- 

 ern counterpart. SOUTHERN RED CEDAR (J. barbadenses) , are both 

 native in Texas. They are the commonest evergreens in Central and 

 \Vestern Texas. They make slow growth but are long-lived and will 

 grow in very dry situations and do with very little attention. 



HOLLY (Hex opaca) A very handsome East Texas broad-leaf ever- 

 green with thick glossy leaves and conspicuous red berries. This tree 

 makes a slow growth but reaches a fair size. It is pyramidal in youth 

 but has a more rounded crown in later life. It is a good street tree 

 whon given plenty of room but is liable to suffer from vandalism. 



MAGNOLIA, BULL BAY (Magnolia- grandiflora)Tlais is a tall 

 native evergreen with showy flowers. It makes a pyramidal head with 

 a good branching system and tough, thick, lustrous leaves. It is an 

 excellent lawn tree and a good street tree. Other magnolias are also 

 used, principally UMBRELLA TREE (M. iripetala)', CUCUMBER 

 TREE (M. acuminata) and SWEET BAY (M. glauoa). 



BLUE SPRUCE (Ficca parryana) This is a very popular ornamen- 

 tal tree in the north but in Texas it makes very slow growth. Its blue 

 green foliage and regular form, however, make it desirable in the Pan- 

 handle and at high elevations. It needs plenty of water and care. In 

 general, Arizona cypress and Himalayan cedar will fill its place in Texas. 



AUSTRIAN PINE (Pinus austriaca) A European evergreen which 

 makes a slow growth but stands drought and heat fairly well. It is a 

 long-lived tree and a large one at maturity. 



JACK PINE (Pinus divaricata) A northern pine which grows rap- 

 idly during its youth. It makes a medium sized tree which does well 

 in dry sandy regions. 



LONGLEAF PINE (Pinus pdtustris)The longleaf pine does well 

 on very poor sandy soils. It is long-lived and becomes a large tree. 

 Long-leaf pine is a native of East Texas and has not been planted suc- 

 cessfully west of the East Texas timber belt. It has an excellent form 

 and is a good tree for the eastern part of the state. 



SHORTLEAF PINE (Pinus echinaia) This native pine makes a 

 satisfactory shade tree in East Texas and may be grown possibly west 

 of Fort Worth and Waco, although very little planting of pines has been 

 done in that region. 



WESTERN YELLOW PINE (Pinm ponderosa) This Rocky Moun- 

 tain tree occurs naturally at higher elevations in Southwest Texas. It 

 is a slow growing long-lived pine which needs a rather cool situation 

 but thrives where the rainfall is very low. It does well at Amarillo. 



SCOTCH PINE (Pinus sylvestris)The Scotch pine is a European 

 tree which stands low precipitation and poor sandy soil. It is moder- 

 ately fast growing and long-lived. It should prove to be a valuable 

 tree for West Texas. 



LOBLOLLY PINE (Pinus taeda)A native East Texas pine which 

 extends farther west than its two associates, longleaf and shortleaf pine. 



