Texas Arboretum: Specimen Trees Large and beautiful iconic trees like pecan, American elm and American sycamore form the Specimen Tree Collection.
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	Carya illinoinensis Pecan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Juglans nigra Black walnut, Eastern black walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Platanus occidentalis American sycamore, Buttonwood, Plane-tree, Sycamore	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood, Alamo, Carolina poplar, Necklace Poplar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak, Burr oak, Savannah oak, Overcup oak, Prairie oak, Mossy-cup oak, Mossy-overcup oak, Blue oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus marilandica Blackjack oak, Barren oak, Black oak, Jack oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Lime tree, Bee tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ulmus americana American elm, White elm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist