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Trees for Awkward Spaces

Upper-story trees: These trees needs a lot of space.

• ceder elm
• live oak
• bald cypress
• post oak
• chinquapin (chinkapin)
• Monterey oak
• lacebark elm
• soapberry
• shumard oak

Mid-story trees:

• Crape Myrtle
• Desert Willow
• Texas Redbud
• Possumhaw
• Crape Myrtle
• Desert Willow
• Texas Redbud
• Possumhaw
• red buckeye
• goldenball lead tree
• black cherry
• Carolina buckthorn
• kidneywood
• Texas persimmon
• mountain laurel
• Japanese maple (needs complete shade)

Under-story

• American beauty bush
• butterfly bush (Buddleia)
• evergreen sumac
• Barbados cherry
• flame acanthus
• agarita

To learn more, pick up a free copy of the City of Austin's Native and Adapted Plant Guide, available at local nurseries.