Thought this might be interesting - here is the list of plants enature says are native to Texas and should be planted..
Cypress:
Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica
Alligator Juniper Juniperus deppeana
Drooping Juniper Juniperus flaccida
Oneseed Juniper Juniperus monosperma
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
Southern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
Pine:
Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata
Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris
Southwestern White Pine Pinus strobiformis
Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda
Acanthus:
Flame Acanthus Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii
Maple:
Florida Maple Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum var. floridanum)
Canyon Maple Acer grandidentatum
Box Elder Acer negundo
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Cashew:
American Smoketree Cotinus obovatus
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica
Winged Sumac Rhus copallinum (Rhus copallina)
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra
Prairie Sumac Rhus lanceolata
Littleleaf Sumac Rhus microphylla
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens
Annona:
Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba
Holly:
Carolina Holly Ilex ambigua
Possum Haw Ilex decidua
American Holly Ilex opaca
Winterberry Ilex verticillata
Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria
Ginseng:
Devil's Walking-stick Aralia spinosa
Aster:
Havana Snakeroot Ageratina havanensis
Silver Sagebrush Artemisia filifolia
Damianita Chrysactinia mexicana
Turpentine Brush Ericameria laricifolia (Haplopappus laricifolius)
Gray RabbitbrushEricameria nauseosa (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Broom SnakeweedGutierrezia sarothrae
MariolaParthenium incanum
Barberry:
Laredo Oregon-grapeMahonia trifoliolata (Berberis trifoliata)
Birch:
Smooth AlderAlnus serrulata
River BirchBetula nigra
American HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
Eastern HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
Trumpet Creeper:
Desert WillowChilopsis linearis
Borage:
AnacuaEhretia anacua
Honeysuckle:
Blue ElderberrySambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Sambucus cerulea)
American ElderberrySambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus mexicana)
CoralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus
Mapleleaf ViburnumViburnum acerifolium
Possumhaw ViburnumViburnum nudum
BlackhawViburnum prunifolium
Rusty BlackhawViburnum rufidulum
Staff Tree:
Strawberry BushEuonymus americana (Euonymus americanus)
Eastern BurningbushEuonymus atropurpurea
Goosefoot:
Four-winged SaltbushAtriplex canescens
WinterfatKrascheninnikovia lanata (Eurotia lanata, Ceratoides lanata)
Clethra:
Sweet PepperbushClethra alnifolia
St.-John's-wort:
St.-Andrew's-crossHypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides (Ascyrum hypericoides)
Dogwood:
Roughleaf DogwoodCornus drummondii
Flowering DogwoodCornus florida
Black TupeloNyssa sylvatica
Ebony:
Texas PersimmonDiospyros texana
Common PersimmonDiospyros virginiana
Ephedra:
Vine EphedraEphedra antisyphilitica
Heath:
Mexican ManzanitaArctostaphylos pungens
Swamp DoghobbleLeucothoe racemosa
Wild AzaleaRhododendron canescens
Early AzaleaRhododendron prinophyllum
SparkleberryVaccinium arboreum
Highbush BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum
Pea:
Prairie AcaciaAcacia angustissima
Mescat WattleAcacia constricta
Catclaw AcaciaAcacia greggii
Blackbrush AcaciaAcacia rigidula
TexasplumeBauhinia lunarioides
Texas RedbudCercis canadensis var. texensis
Feather PeabushDalea formosa
Black Prairie CloverDalea frutescens
Gregg's Prairie CloverDalea greggii
Coral BeanErythrina herbacea
Texas KidneywoodEysenhardtia texana
Common Honey LocustGleditsia triacanthos
Littleleaf LeucaenaLeucaena retusa
Fragrant MimosaMimosa borealis
Velvet-pod MimosaMimosa dysocarpa
Jerusalem ThornParkinsonia aculeata
Honey MesquiteProsopis glandulosa
Texas SophoraSophora affinis
MescalbeanSophora secundiflora
Beech:
Allegheny ChinkapinCastanea pumila
American BeechFagus grandifolia
White OakQuercus alba
Buckley OakQuercus buckleyi (Quercus texana)
Emory OakQuercus emoryi
Southern Red OakQuercus falcata
Plateau OakQuercus fusiformis (Quercus virginiana var. fusiformis)
Bluejack OakQuercus incana
Laurel OakQuercus laurifolia
Overcup OakQuercus lyrata
Bur OakQuercus macrocarpa
Blackjack OakQuercus marilandica
Basket OakQuercus michauxii
Chinkapin OakQuercus muehlenbergii
Water OakQuercus nigra
Willow OakQuercus phellos
Shumard OakQuercus shumardii
Post OakQuercus stellata
Black OakQuercus velutina
Live OakQuercus virginiana
Ocotillo:
OcotilloFouquieria splendens
Silktassel:
Wright's SilktasselGarrya wrightii
Currant:
Virginia-willowItea virginica
Golden CurrantRibes aureum
Buffalo CurrantRibes aureum var. villosum (Ribes odoratum)
Witch-hazel:
Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
SweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
Horse-chestnut:
Red BuckeyeAesculus pavia
Hydrangea:
Cliff FendlerbushFendlera rupicola
Littleleaf Mock OrangePhiladelphus microphyllus
Walnut:
Mockernut HickoryCarya alba (Carya tomentosa)
Water HickoryCarya aquatica
Walnut:
Bitternut HickoryCarya cordiformis
Pignut HickoryCarya glabra
PecanCarya illinoinensis (Carya illinoensis)
Nutmeg HickoryCarya myristiciformis
Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
Black HickoryCarya texana
Arizona WalnutJuglans major
Little WalnutJuglans microcarpa
Black WalnutJuglans nigra
Mint:
Bladder SageSalazaria mexicana
Mountain SageSalvia regla
Laurel:
SpicebushLindera benzoin
Red BayPersea borbonia
SassafrasSassafras albidum
Logania:
Yellow JessamineGelsemium sempervirens
Magnolia:
Southern MagnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
Sweet BayMagnolia virginiana
Mallow:
Turk's Cap MallowMalvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Malvaviscus drummondii)
Moonseed:
Carolina MoonseedCocculus carolinus
Mulberry:
Red MulberryMorus rubra
Wax-myrtle:
Southern BayberryMorella cerifera (Myrica cerifera)
Olive:
Fringe TreeChionanthus virginicus
Swamp-privetForestiera acuminata
Desert-oliveForestiera pubescens var. pubescens (Forestiera neomexicana)
White AshFraxinus americana
Berlandier AshFraxinus berlandieriana
Pop AshFraxinus caroliniana
Fragrant AshFraxinus cuspidata
Green AshFraxinus pennsylvanica
Texas AshFraxinus texensis
Velvet AshFraxinus velutina
Sycamore:
American SycamorePlatanus occidentalis
Buckthorn:
New Jersey TeaCeanothus americanus
Jersey TeaCeanothus herbaceus
Texas ColubrinaColubrina texensis
Birchleaf BuckthornFrangula betulifolia (Rhamnus betulifolia)
Buckthorn:
Carolina BuckthornFrangula caroliniana (Rhamnus caroliniana)
LotebushZiziphus obtusifolia
Rose:
Downy ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea
Utah ServiceberryAmelanchier utahensis
Birchleaf Mountain MahoganyCercocarpus montanus
Hairy CercocarpusCercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus (Cercocarpus breviflorus)
Barberry HawthornCrataegus berberifolia
Pear HawthornCrataegus calpodendron
Cockspur HawthornCrataegus crus-galli
Parsley HawCrataegus marshallii
Downy HawthornCrataegus mollis
Riverflat HawthornCrataegus opaca
Littlehip HawthornCrataegus spathulata
Tracy HawthornCrataegus tracyi
Green HawthornCrataegus viridis
Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxa
Prairie CrabappleMalus ioensis (Pyrus ioensis)
Chickasaw PlumPrunus angustifolia
Carolina LaurelcherryPrunus caroliniana
Mexican PlumPrunus mexicana
Black CherryPrunus serotina
Flatwoods PlumPrunus umbellata
Carolina RoseRosa carolina
Climbing Prairie RoseRosa setigera
Woods' RoseRosa woodsii
Madder:
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis
Citrus:
Common HoptreePtelea trifoliata
Hercules'-clubZanthoxylum clava-herculis
Lime Prickly-ashZanthoxylum fagara
Willow:
Eastern CottonwoodPopulus deltoides
Peachleaf WillowSalix amygdaloides
Black WillowSalix nigra
Soapberry:
Western SoapberrySapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Sapindus drummondii)
Mexican-buckeyeUngnadia speciosa
Sapodilla:
Gum BumeliaSideroxylon lanuginosum (Bumelia lanuginosa)
Snowbell:
Two-winged SilverbellHalesia diptera
American SnowbellStyrax americanus
Sweetleaf:
SweetleafSymplocos tinctoria
Linden:
Carolina BasswoodTilia americana var. caroliniana (Tilia caroliniana)
Elm:
SugarberryCeltis laevigata
Netleaf HackberryCeltis laevigata var. reticulata (Celtis reticulata)
Desert HackberryCeltis pallida
Georgia HackberryCeltis tenuifolia
Water-elmPlanera aquatica
Winged Elm Ulmus alata
American Elm Ulmus americana
Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia
Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Verbena:
White Beebush Aloysia gratissima
Black Mangrove Avicennia germinans
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
West Indian Shrub-verbena Lantana urticoides (Lantana horrida)
Grape:
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Parthenocissus inserta)
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia
Caltrop:
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata
Palm:
Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor
Some light reading right? LOL Mitch
Native Tree List
Did I see cashew on that list? I never heard of anyone in Texas growing cashews. If that would really work I would love to know more about it.
It is just the list - I think the Cashew is the family and the list under the ":" is what members are native
Cashew:
American Smoketree Cotinus obovatus
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica
Winged Sumac Rhus copallinum (Rhus copallina)
Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra
Prairie Sumac Rhus lanceolata
Littleleaf Sumac Rhus microphylla
Evergreen Sumac Rhus virens
These are the plants I have, that are listed on the list, of course some are shrubs, and
some are vines, I guess they lumped them together, I do have others not listed here.
Flame Acanthus
Prairie Sumac
Possum Haw
Yaupon Holly
American Holly
Trumpet Creeper
Desert Willow
American Elderberry
Coralberry
Flowering Dogwood
Roughleaf Dogwood
Redbud
Coral Bean
Honey Locust
Sweetgum
Red Buckeye
Pecan
Turk's Cap
Carolina Moonseed
Carolina Cherry Laurel
Mexican Plum
Mexican Buckeye
Lantana Horrida.
I am sure the list is missing a few! After all can one list ever be perfect?
You are absolutely right Mitch, I was just trying to indicate that I have others besides those, that is all.
Thought so - just wanted to make it clear - I hope a newbie or two reads this and plants a good tree!