The Best Flora to Use in Landscaping your Texan Property

When it comes to landscaping your property, unless you have a vision or experience, it can be hard to know where to start. There are many different elements to landscaping that may be more or less relevant to both your property and your desires. It’s important to expose yourself to a range of different landscaping elements and styles, and the best place to relevantly do so is of course the state where you live. As a provider of landscaping in Whitney TX, we here at Wright Construction frequently find ourselves inspired by the local flora which decorates our many national parks. Although we’re acutely aware that unless you’re an arborist or an avid fan of trees, it may be hard to distinguish them. Before contacting us about our services like landscaping in Whitney TX, be sure to check out the following trees and keep an eye out for them in the parks in your area.

Landscaping in Whitney TX with Oak Trees

Oak trees, known by the genus Quercus are a huge family of trees familiar to people from all around the globe due to their nut: the acorn. Within this family is a range of trees that can grow in a variety of climates, and thus have become widespread beyond their homelands of the Northern Hemisphere. Here in Texas, we have a couple of kinds of oaks that grow well in the climatic conditions.

Live Oak

Unlike other kinds of oak, the Live Oak or Quercus virginiana is evergreen rather than deciduous, with a long life span and strong thick limbs that are coated in leaves year-round. These trees will generally create a huge shaded area, and thanks to an adaptation called allelopathy other plants may struggle to grow around the roots. This makes for a great tree in backyards where minimal vegetation is desired, and can also make for a nice family heritage tree to be cared for by future generations.

Post Oak

Also known as Quercus stellata, this tree gained its name for the popularity of its timber in fence posts during the early days of Texas. Nowadays post oak is revered for different reasons, namely the abundance of acorns it produces that feed local wildlife. This alone makes it a great tree for animal lovers both young and old and can range in size from 75 feet tall to mere shrubs.

Escarpment Black Cherry

Certain features of trees make them ideal for growing in yards, such as the speed at which they grow, and their expected eventual size. The black cherry is one such tree celebrated for these features, and additionally grows fragrant white flowers as well as fruits that attract native birds, bees, and butterflies. If you’re considering trees for landscaping in Whitney TX, then you’ll have the additional luxury of being able to get an escarpment black cherry (Prunus serotina var. eximia), which is native to the Edwards Plateau and South-Central Texas. Because of the environmental conditions of this tree being so relevant to the area, they tend to grow very happily, while typically not growing beyond 50 feet in height and 35 feet in width.

Short, Low Maintenance, and Beautiful

Not everybody has the luxury of space and time to manage trees that will outlive them, and often when undertaking landscaping a more instant result is preferable to an eventual one. Here are a couple of small trees which boast beautiful flowers and low-maintenance as some of their key features.

Anacacho Orchid

If you’re looking to landscape with a few smaller trees, then finding ones that will remain beautiful year-round is a must. The Anacacho Orchid (Bauhinia lunarioides) is a semi-evergreen that typically grows to between 6 and 12 feet tall with little care. Although the best aspect of these little trees has to be the flowers, which as the name suggests look similar to orchids, with a sweet scent smell often compared with allspice and cinnamon. These can make great landscaping trees along the driveway, or even as a perimeter in the backyard, and will grow almost to their full height in a year when planted in optimal conditions.

Mexican Buckeye

Also known by their scientific name of Ungnadia speciosa, these trees typically grow to between 8 and 12 feet tall, although in some cases they can reach heights of 30 feet. These trees grow clusters of bright pink, fragrant flowers from March to June. They’re generally hardy with low watering requirements and are tolerant of cold weather. As with the Anacacho orchid, these can both feature trees out front or make a nice stand in your backyard.

Landscaping in Whitney TX | Wright Construction

While it is important to find the right trees to put on your property, one of the more major elements is always going to be the provider of the service. Here at Wright Construction, we’re proud of all the work we’ve done on people’s properties in terms of landscaping in Whitney TX. If you’re interested in learning about our other services, or how we can help your property look its best, check out our website or contact us today!