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| Trees Commonly Found in Brazos Valley
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- 100-150 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Gray-brown/red-brown bark
- Very popular ornamental tree
- Range: eastern coast from Delaware down to Florida and west to Texas (southeast United States)
- Produces green, globular cones
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- 100-150 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Gray-brown/red-brown bark
- Very popular ornamental tree
- Range: eastern coast from Delaware down to Florida and west to Texas (southeast United States)
- Produces green, globular cones
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- 50-80 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Produces greenish yellow catkin flowers
- Range: from Central Plains to Appalachian Mountains and south to central Texas
- Produces Acorns
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- 50-80 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Produces greenish yellow catkin flowers
- Range: from Central Plains to Appalachian Mountains and south to central Texas
- Produces Acorns
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- 25-35 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Known for brilliant colors in autumn
- Native to China but grows along western and eastern coasts of the United States and all across southern United States
- Produces small red drupe fruit
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- 25-35 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Known for brilliant colors in autumn
- Native to China but grows along western and eastern coasts of the United States and all across southern United States
- Produces small red drupe fruit
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- 10-20 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Thrives in the southern United States
- Produces purple, white, pink, flowers
- Known for its beautiful exfoliating bark
- Popular ornamental tree
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- 10-20 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Thrives in the southern United States
- Produces purple, white, pink, flowers
- Known for its beautiful exfoliating bark
- Popular ornamental tree
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- 40-80 feet tall
- Evergreen
- Range: Atlantic and Pacific coasts, all across southern United States
- Produces acorns
- Large rounded, spreading shape
- Dark reddish brown bark
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- 40-80 feet tall
- Evergreen
- Range: Atlantic and Pacific coasts, all across southern United States
- Produces acorns
- Large rounded, spreading shape
- Dark reddish brown bark
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- Can be over 130 feet tall
- Evergreen
- Spirally arranged leaves
- Grows in south Texas and Mexico
- Produces oval cones
- Riparian Tree, mostly growing along rivers
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- Can be over 130 feet tall
- Evergreen
- Spirally arranged leaves
- Grows in south Texas and Mexico
- Produces oval cones
- Riparian Tree, mostly growing along rivers
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Red Bud |
- 30 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Produces purple, pink flowers
- Pange: most of eastern United States extending west to Texas and Oklahoma
- Gray bark
- Popular ornamental tree
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Red Maple
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- 40 to 60 feet tall
- Deciduous broadleaf
- Green above, gray underneath, turning yellow to red in fall
- Range: Eastern United States & Southeast Canada
- Bark is smooth and gray
- One of the first signs of spring is the flowers of the Red Maple
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Red Oak |
- 50-75 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Known for strength and brilliant fall colors
- Produces acorns
- Gray to greenish bark
- Range: central United States to eastern coast
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Red Bud |
- 30 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Produces purple, pink flowers
- Pange: most of eastern United States extending west to Texas and Oklahoma
- Gray bark
- Popular ornamental tree
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Red Maple
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- 40 to 60 feet tall
- Deciduous broadleaf
- Green above, gray underneath, turning yellow to red in fall
- Range: Eastern United States & Southeast Canada
- Bark is smooth and gray
- One of the first signs of spring is the flowers of the Red Maple
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Red Oak |
- 50-75 feet tall
- Deciduous
- Known for strength and brilliant fall colors
- Produces acorns
- Gray to greenish bark
- Range: central United States to eastern coast
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- 80-100 feet
- Deciduous
- Grows mostly in eastern US and stretches west into east Texas
- Usually has multiple trunks with dark grayish brown/pinkish brown scaly bark produces catkin flowers and tiny winged seeds
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- 80-100 feet
- Deciduous
- Grows mostly in eastern US and stretches west into east Texas
- Usually has multiple trunks with dark grayish brown/pinkish brown scaly bark produces catkin flowers and tiny winged seeds
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| Keep Brazos Beautiful Inc. (KBB) mission is to educate and engage Brazos County citizens to keep our community clean, green, and beautiful. |
| Keep Brazos Beautiful Inc. (KBB) mission is to educate and engage Brazos County citizens to keep our community clean, green, and beautiful. |
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