There are many wonderful choices for shade trees here in North Texas.  All trees listed below are well suited for our climate and soil types.  Just picture the coolness and shade offered by these majestic shade trees - surely one of them will meet your landscaping needs.

Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)

Shumard Red Oak
(Quercus shumardii)

Pecan
(Carya illinoinensis)

Chinkapin Oak
(Quercus muhlenbergii)

Cedar Elm
(Ulmus crassifolia)

Bald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)

Chinese Pistache
(Pistacia chinensis)

Lacebark Elm
(Ulmus parvifolia)

Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)

Caddo Maple
(Acer saccharum "Caddo")

Texas Red Oak
(Quercus texana)

Texas Ash
( Fraxinus texensis)

Eastern Red Cedar
( Juniperus virginiana)

Eldarica Pine
(Pinus Eldarica)

Arizona Cypress
(Cupressus arizonica)

Bigtooth Maple
(Acer grandidentatum)

Lacey Oak
(Quercus glaucoides)